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Fatal shooting at hospital raises security questions
Healthcare Security Weekly, November 27, 2006
A 37-year-old hospital pharmacy manager at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center in Florida died November 20 after she was shot multiple times following a confrontation with a patient in the hospital pharmacy, according to news reports.
The woman who shot the pharmacist was quickly arrested outside the hospital and charged with murder. She admitted to the shooting, reported the Associated Press. A relative told the Florida Times-Union newspaper that the shooter suffered from mental health problems.
Fifteen to 20 people were in the pharmacy when the shooting happened about 9 a.m. The pharmacy manager, who was shot in the head, tried to assist the shooter after she had a disagreement with another pharmacist, the newspaper reported. The pregnant wife and mother of two had worked in the hospital pharmacy since 2002. The hospital brought in grief counselors for staff and planned to review its security measures.
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