title: Security's amazing recovery.
abstract: A Michigan hospital upgraded its security by forging a partnership with a nearby university. The article describes how the hospital's security presence was transformed from a detached, reactive service into a committed, proactive team while reducing costs for the hospital.
authors.affiliation: School of Criminal Justice at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McCatty
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008824:Michigan; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010559:Personnel Management; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities