Security Management Providing a Secure Environment

Hospital Watch Program  Report all suspicious activity to Special Police.  Know who is in your work area and why they are there.  Let Special Police know about any items in your department that you cannot identify.  Always secure your ID badge and personal belongings.  Make sure all doors in secured areas are locked.  Do NOT allow tailgating into secured areas.  Never hesitate to report suspicious persons and/or activities to Special Police.  Enforce the Just Two Please Visitors Policy.

Alarm Code and Access Control  Multiple secured areas in building.  Do not allow tailgaters when entering secured areas.  Pass codes are NEVER to be given to unauthorized persons, including patients, families, vendors,etc.

Reporting Security Incidents  Notify Special Police of all security related incidents. 17th. Street 2444 Cape Fear 8300 Off-Sites Urgent Not urgent 2444

Suspicious Mail and Packages  Inspect all mail /packages before opening.  Immediately report any suspicious mail/packages to Special Police.

Management of High Profile Events, Patients, Visitors  At times, individuals may enter the organization who require additional security measures.  Measures include limited visitation, telephone calls, increase police patrols.

Security Risk Protection Plan  Patients may be in danger of harm from others and/or staff maybe in danger when a patient is a high security risk.  Notify Special Police of such situations so protection measures can be put into place.  Protection measures include: limitation of access to patient’s name limitation of visitors, telephone calls department may be placed in lock down

Protection of Patients in Custody  When a prisoner or inmate enters the organization, the law enforcement agent in charge of the person must receive safety information.  Notify Special Police, who will give the information to the officer.

Code Orange  A situation when an individual has physical control of another person in an attempt to have his or her demands met by the staff.  Know what to do if you are ever taken hostage.

Infant and Child Protection Plan Women and Children’s units are secured areas. Employees must have a business reason for entering units. All employees with access to these areas must complete the Infant Protection Competency.

Code Pink  Threat, attempt, suspected or actual removal of an infant without proper authorization.  When Code is called: Search your department. Secure all entrances and exits. Report person with bundle / package

Code Pink Alert  Three Reasons for the Alert  When information is received from another facility that reports a suspicious circumstance and/or an actual infant abduction has occurred at another facility.  After a suspicious infant related event has occurred in this organization.  A Code Pink Alert will be sent to other medical facilities to alert them of the potential risk.

Code Search  The finding of a suspicious object or the threat or actual placement of a bomb.  Acute patient care departments and connected buildings search their departments.  Other buildings immediately evacuate.

Code Strong  Threat of safety to self or others.  Special Police will immediately respond to site when code is called.  Report any injuries to Employee Health.

Code Watch  A high security situation that requires the locking down of certain departments and/or the entire campus.  Check to make sure all persons in your department have reason to be there.