More hospitals added to SHA security plan
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Contracted security officers will soon be added to more hospitals in Saskatchewan, including sites in Melfort, Nipawin, and La Loche.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said contracted protective services that were tested in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Lloydminster last year are being made permanent and expanded to five more communities.
“The safety of Saskatchewan Health Authority patients and their families, employees, physicians, volunteers, and our communities is our top priority,” Rod MacKenzie, executive director of provincial clinical and support services-community care for the SHA, said in a news release.
The SHA said the enhanced service is meant to improve the response to violence in health facilities through prevention, de-escalation, and a physical response when needed to support care teams.
