Surviving today's challenges to hospital security: some tips from experts.
Downsizing, re-engineering, consolidations, limited resources, managed care, the growth of technology, and rising crime within the hospital itself are being listed by healthcare officials as among the chief issues and concerns facing hospitals and today's hospital security director. In this report, we'll present four views by leading security directors and healthcare consultants on how those involved in hospital security can face these challenges, survive, and, hopefully, also prosper.
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