Hospital safety: not child's play

J Healthc Prot Manage. 2007;23(1):83-92.

Abstract

With a main campus and other satellite facilities, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics set out to revamp its access control program after 9-11. The revised program includes sign-in requirements, protocols for special restrictions, and attention to situations that might create a risk of contamination. It also employs additional controls at internal doors and uses CCTV for remote surveillance throughout. Last, the program included staff increases.

MeSH terms

  • Architectural Accessibility / methods*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric*
  • Kansas
  • Multi-Institutional Systems
  • Organizational Case Studies
  • Security Measures / organization & administration*