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Full-time security watch at Arkansas hospital

Healthcare Security Weekly, May 21, 2007

Harris Hospital in Newport, AR tightened security May 11 after staff received an alleged threat.

 

The hospital posted police officers at the emergency room waiting area doors to greet patients, family, and employees, reported The Newport Independent. All other doors to the facility remained locked.

 

A hospital official told the newspaper that the hospital learned of a possible threat to the security of the facility and reported those concerns to the Newport Police Department, which began an official investigation. Police officers patrolled the facility and grounds.

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