When updating a healthcare facility's security infrastructure, the following steps are recommended to determine what the needs and challenges may be, according to an article on the Campus Safety website.
Start by discussing plans for growth and development, down-sizing, or changes in service that are coming.
Next, conduct an inventory on what the facility already has.
Then, ask the question, “What do we need?”
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