All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. with violence prevention in mind, according to an article on the ABC Action News website.
When visitors enter they are required to get a badge. Before they go anywhere else, it’s double checked by a security guard before they reach the elevator.
The building also has more than 400 cameras. Once a visitor enters patient floors, they need to call or swipe a badge to get in.
The staff is trained with an active-shooter video that teaches a three-step approach: Run, hide and fight.
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