Making hospital parking safer: how hospitals are dealing with some very serious security problems.
Securing the safety of patients, visitors, and employees in a hospital's parking facility is the first line of defense against crime. An estimated 20-30% of all serious criminal incidents occur in parking areas. Some of the largest judgments against hospitals for negligent security have come from lawsuits resulting from parking lot incidents.
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