A threatening incident involving an emotionally disturbed man in the birthing center of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal renewed concerns about whether the MUHC’s security protocols are being followed, according to an article on the Montreal Gazette website.
Though a nurse felt threatened by a visitor, no one activated a Code White, an emergency alert that triggers a hospital-wide response.
The man lingered in the parking lot outside for more than an hour when someone from the birthing center called 911 to report that a man was acting in a threatening manner toward staff.
“After the attack at the MGH last fall, we expected that security measures had been improved at all sites of the MUHC to protect both patients and staff,” Amy May, co-president of the Central Users’ Committee of the MUHC said in the article. “This incident at the Glen causes us great concern because it exposes a weakness in training and protocol as to how to handle potential aggressors and/or mentally ill patients.”
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