By Healthcare Facilities Today

At Mercy Medical Center Area in Canton, Ohio, hospital security administrators say employees are trained to react to odd occurrences, such as the incident in January when they noticed a woman in scrubs wandering from room to room, according to an article on the CantonRep.

Employees who noticed the woman in scrubs lacked an identification badge treated her like any other patient yet “kept an eye on her,” the article said. They immediately notified security when she was allegedly spotted things. Canton police responded and arrested the woman.

In addition to employee vigilance, cameras and security measures are in place to protect prescription drugs and other valuables.

Drugs are kept in locked cabinets that are only accessible by nurses or doctors using an access code, fingerprint recognition or a scan of their badge bar code.

The 65,000 people who come through Mercy Medical Center’s Emergency Department each year are watched during their visit. They’re simultaneously recorded on any of the hospital’s 154 internal and external cameras.

The cameras are displayed on seven TV screens in the main security room near the hospital’s entrance and monitored by officers. Each screen can show 36 camera views — the gift shop, vending machines, waiting room, parking garage and more.

Read the article.