Case Study: Florida Hospital Security Operation Command

On Thursday 11/12/2015 at 1905 hours, during shift briefing, Officers Jason Peterman and William Miller pass down information concerning what was believed to have been an elopement from CDU by a male Baker Act patient. He was reported missing by Registered Nurse Ophie to Doctor Gomez at approximately 1530 hours. Doctor Gomez who was concerned for the patient’s safety and wellbeing then contacted Primerose Vernet from the Florida Hospital Risk Management Department assigned to our facility and she in turn contacted the Orange County Sheriff's Office and reported the issue.

On 5/29/17, at approximately 1804 hours, I was calling the last inmate for medication distribution in D-4, A pod. Myself and Nurse Bob were stationed at the entrance of A pod. Inmates began to crowd around the entrance of the bathroom. An unidentified inmate started yelling, "There is a guy on the floor in the bathroom having a seizure." I ordered the inmates to move out of the doorway of the bathroom. I had a partial view of the bathroom from the pod doorway and was able to partially see an inmate lying on the bathroom floor. I directed all inmates to lockdown in A pod and made a radio call to Security Control indicating there was a man down in D-4, A pod.

At 1005 this clinician made contact with the patients CPS caseworker who reports he was scheduled to meet with the son at his daycare. He reports he met with her roommate who made him aware the patient was taken away from the home by ambulance. In addition, the roommate also reported

On December 11, 2016 at approximately 1330 hours, Detention Officer Harden reported duty and was assigned to work 1200 Baker Street Jail, 3rd Floor, A-Pod Control Center. At approximately 1420 hours, Detention Officer Harden advised she was not feeling well. At approximately 1430 Hours, Detention Officer Harden had her blood pressure checked in the 1200 Jail Clinic and was advised it was elevated. At approximately 1440 hours I called for Houston Fire Department. At approximately 1445 hours Houston Fire Department Medic 17 arrived at 1200 Baker Street Jail. Detention Officer Harden declined transport at approximately 1500 hours. At approximately 1505 hours, Sergeant Chad King took Detention Officer Harden to her husband’s work location Lieutenant

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at approximately 0536 hours, a Black Male Stab Wounds Victim walked into the Emergency Department lobby with a severe Stab wounds laceration to the lower leg and a human bite wound. Security staff was contacted by E.D. triage Nurse Tony Rusiano and escorted the patient to ED room#42. Security conferred with E.D. Charge Nurse, Johnathan Bacal and an E.D. Lock down was initiated at 0538 hours. All Security Officers responded and dispatched over front and back E.D. entrances. Orange County Sheriff's Office was contacted at 0539 hours at which time Security Manager Richard King was informed via text messages along with House Nurse Administrator Sabrina Presley. The patient, Alex James Jones (DOB: 02/03/92 - FIN#86247662) had one severe Knife Wound to the left lower leg and one

On Thursday 12/24/2015 at approximately 2307 hours. Security Officer Omar Alonso (420) was contacted by E.D. Charge Nurse Sharey Selover about an uncooperative intoxicated male patient, Jose D. Gonzalez (DOB: 03/30/1977; FIN# 85006354), come in through the EMS Offload area. Officers Alonso and Ayuso reported to the call and observed an intoxicated male being wheeled into the Special Care Unit (SCU) E.D. room # 39. According to his assigned Nurse Sara Lopez, the patient had been involved in a physical altercation and had been kicked hard in the groin area. Patient did not behave badly or disruptive once he saw that Security were present and his Nurse was able to get his vitals, blood work, and urine without having any issues. Security staff

On 1/22/2015 SO EMT Perez was dispatched to FC-117 via phone call from a resident regaurding a fall . SO EMT Perez kocked and announced his presence at the apartment door. SO EMT Perez was the verbally greeted into the apartment. SO EMT Perez the unsecured the apartment door and proceeded to search the apartment. SO EMT Perez eventually found the resident, a Mr.David Furman on his bedroom floor by his bedside. Mr. David Furman slid out of his bed and was unable to get up on his own strength. SO EMT Perez asked Mr. Furman if he was in any pain, which he denied. Mr. Furman also did not present with any pain while SO EMT Perez preformed the pelvic exam. SO EMT Perez then helped Mr. Furman to his feet and witnessed him standing on his own strength

On Thursday 07/21/2016 at approximately 2223 hours, Security Supervisor Steven Evans was contacted by Assistant Nurse Manager Robbie Philips via landline and asked to conduct a (44V) Enforcement Escort Visitor Off Property for the discharged female patient in E.D. #48. The patient, Susan Harris (DOB: 03/22/1952), had been quarrelsome and refusing to leave. SOs Christopher Paz and Ariel Weiland responded to the scene. Upon arrival, we observed the patient laying down on her bed, we approached the discharged patient and spoke with her. Mrs. Harris agreed to leave without further incident. Security staff escorted Mrs. Harris outside of the E.D. lobby at which time she requested to stay in the lobby till 0530 hours. No incident occurred during

On Thursday 11/17/2016 around 2300 hours, I, Security Steven Evans was informed by Dispatch to make contact with 5 East Unit Charge Nurse Tonya Smith in regards of Code (34) Customer Service Assist. I arrived at 2302 hours and met with Charge Tonya Smith who explained to me that the Correction Officers for the prisoner in room # 504 had given her hard time few Months ago on the patient, Angel SantiagoGonzalez (Fin# 86424089) last visit. Nurse Smith further stated that she had a personal problems with one of the Officer and that she was informed by Lake Correctional Institution that this Officer would not be working at all on 5 East. She described the Officer as a Black female about 6 feet tall with braided hair. I walked over to the room and

On 10/14/2015 SO EMT Perez was dispatched to HS-406 to apply a bandage. SO EMT Perez knocked and anounced his presence at the door and was verbally invited in by the resident. The resident, a Mrs.Martha Doyle was sitting in her living room chair and was bleeding from the forehead. Mrs. Martha Doyle was washing her face when she attempted to remove a bandage over a previous wound and she wanted it re-bandaged as she stated. SO EMT Perez asked Mrs. Martha Doyle if she wished to go to hospital before he assesed her to which she denied. Mrs.Martha Doyle also denied any care besides the application of a new bandage. After assesing that Mrs. Martha Doyle was A&Ox3 SO EMT Perez applied a head bandage. While Applying the bandage Mrs. Martha Doyle stated

At approximately 1040 hours, on 27-Jul-15, site security was dispatched by POC to attend Acute 3 for Domestic Dispute. The writer, S/O P.Jo, S/O A.Toor and S/O M.Moradi responded to the call and upon arrival the officers met with one of the clinical staff members, who informed the officers that a lady walked into the unit with two kids, one of the kids was about five year old and the other one was in stroller. The lady told the staff member that someone has been following her for three blocks and they need to call RCMP. After telling this the lady walked into the washroom with her kids, the clinical staffs ran after her and asked her to come out, but she didn’t listen and slammed the door on her face.

The reporting party (RP) stated on Wednesday August 19 at around 4:20PM a visit was made to the facility to provide resident Andre Ung with a consultation. The RP stated Andre is and adult with Autism and is non-verbal. The RP stated Andre would walk into the kitchen and would be redirected out by a female staff member. The RP stated Andre continued this behavior and continued to be redirected due to safety concerns. The RP stated she observed the female staff member slap Andre on the back of his head with an open hand and push him out of the kitchen. The RP stated while the female staff was pushing the resident she was heard saying "get your as out." The RP stated the female staff appeared frustrated at the resident's repetitive behavior.

On 10/28/15 at approximately 1930 an ICS was activated at Higbee for an offender McDonald OID 200046 who was unresponsive . Upon arrival offfender was lying in bed, but was not responding to command. Officers entered the cell cuffed up offender and assited her to the sitting position. At that point offender started talking to staff. Offender was in no medical stress and denied any health concerns. She stated that she was tired. Vital signs were normal. Offender was advised to let staff know if she has any health concerns.

On Monday 05/16/2016 at approximately 0543 hours, Security Officers Omar Alonso, Brandon Rodriguez, and Christopher Paz were summoned into the Specialty Care Unit of the E.D. By Nurse Corrine Caswell-Riley because she was having an issue with a male Baker Act patient in room #38. The patient was not cooperating as far as giving the nursing staff a urine sample and when he saw that Security was now by his room he began to make threatening statements such as, "he would fight us to the death if we tried anything to make him urinate (such as a Catheter), that if we put our hands on him he would, " beat the living S--t out of us, and that he didn't want any one touching him and he was profusely cursing at us. "f---ing bitch touching him either"(comment

On the 16th December 2014, a 69 year old woman was admitted to Daisy Hill Hospital Emergency Department (DHH ED) following the sudden onset of a very severe pain in back of the head.