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Purpose and Emergency Preparedness Plan Policy Millinocket Regional Hospital will ensure a secure environment for all personnel visitors and patient by controlling and limiting access to the hospital. All hospital grounds shall be adequately lighted to provide security to those on the hospital grounds. PURPOSE: To provide a safe and secure environment to all patients, employees and visitors within the hospital and its campus. PROCEDURES: Annual Review Annually the Safety Committee reviews the Security Plan to assure that it meets the needs of the entire institution. This review includes assessment of standards for a security program, state and federal regulations, analysis of local crime and consideration of any acts of crime that may have occurred in or near the building and grounds of the hospital. We will also consider input from the staff. The staff will be made aware of the elements of the security program on an annual basis. Dangerous Weapons MRH prohibits the carrying of concealed and or otherwise in it's facilities (building, grounds, owned vehicles). See MRH Policy “Violence Prevention in the Workplace”. Handling of Suspicious, Unruly, or Disruptive Patients or Visitors: If a person is thought to be suspicious in anyway, for example seen wandering in an area that is restricted or they otherwise don't belong, you should: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Administration in house or the Administrator on call so that a thorough investigation can be initiated and a call to report the incident to appropriate authorities can be placed; If you are a witness to any type of unruly or disruptive behavior: ![]() If you are the focus or directly involved with a person exhibiting unruly or disruptive behavior: ![]() ![]() ![]() Threatening behavior: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Procedures for Notifying Administration A member of Senior Administration must be notified of events of this nature regardless of the severity or outcome and an incident report filed. Handling Patients under Police Custody See MRH Policy “Use of Forensic/Law Enforcement Personnel” High Risk Areas: Emergency Department Security As guidance in dealing with intoxicated Persons, Drug OD patients, intruders or otherwise combative patients- please refer to the content earlier in this policy or “Behavioral Disorders in the ED”. A panic button is located at the ED main desk. Pressing this button will active a yellow strobe light the Inpatient nurse's station indicating a security emergency. Nursing procedure requires Inpatient staff to call police at 9-911 to report a security emergency in the ED. Pharmacy The Pharmacy is a high risk area due to storage of narcotics and other drugs. The Pharmacy remains locked at all times, with tightly controlled access- see Pharmacy Security Policy; Hospital Access Control ID Badges & Traffic Control, See MRH “Identification Badge and Traffic Surveillance” and “MRH Visitor Policy” Exterior Entrances (self closing and positive latching) are kept locked at all times with the following exceptions: The main entrance Employee Entrance Ed entrance Shipping and Receiving Entrance MRI/CT Scan Entrance Boiler Room Entrance at PT ![]() The following doors are restricted to emergency exit only and are equipped with audible alarms which enunciate if the door is opened: Inpatient substation Southeast stairwell exit Stairwell exit near Library OR area exit All interior doors providing access to unoccupied areas are kept locked or are locked by housekeeping after cleaning. The key file system and keys to all doors (except Pharmacy) are maintained by the Maintenance department. Keys are distributed to employees as required and collected by Human Resources upon any employee's termination of employment. Closed Circuit Television: monitor the main entrance and the ED entrance 24 hours per day; monitors for these cameras are located at the Inpatient Nurses Station and in the ED. Audio monitoring: The main entrance and ED entrance are equipped with an intercom system. A visitor or patient arriving at these entrances after they've been locked may communicate with the ED or Inpatient nurse's station via the intercom system. Security Personnel: Contracted/Outside Services: Currently we have guards from 9pm- 5am. They make rounds in the building and on the grounds, AND are otherwise located near the ED. Building and Grounds Lighting All entrances and parking lots are illuminated at night. Building and Grounds Security Security staff makes rounds regularly but on a different time schedule each day. All interior doors providing access to unoccupied areas are kept locked or are locked by housekeeping after cleaning. Escort Service The security guard is available and staff is encouraged to seek his escort during night hours to and from the parking lot. Procedure for Security of the Safe The safe is used for patient valuables and to store over the counter bank deposits overnight. The amount of money is usually less than $ 30000.00. There is a combination lock on the door and the safe is a combination safe. At this time we have determined this to be adequate due to the limited use of the safe and it is under double combination lock Infant Abduction See “Pediatric Security Policy” |
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Millinocket Regional Hospital, 200 Somerset St. Millinocket, ME 04462, 207-723-5161 |
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