Access Patrol Services: Hospitals And Health Clinics Beef Up Security Measures During COVID-19 Crisis

Guards are now being stationed outside emergency rooms with nursing staff to support the screening process.

Simi Valley, Apr 20, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - Hospitals have been battling the COVID-19 crisis for well over a month. Part of the challenge is to ensure that all those who enter hospital property are not exposed to the virus and those exhibiting symptoms are promptly quarantined. Hospital security guards are often the first to come in contact with the sick and their families.

Access Patrol Services (APS), a security guard company serving California and Arizona, has noticed the increase in demand for its guard services from medical facilities. "We're getting a large number of calls from hospitals that need extra security help," says Fahim Abid, APS security director. "Guards are now being stationed outside emergency rooms with nursing staff to support the screening process. They are being assigned parking and crowd control duties." 

Abid says California and Arizona health clinics are also feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 600,000 patients a year visit the 19 health clinics along with four county-run hospitals in Los Angeles County alone. Many of the clinics have set up tents outside their building to separate and test those who appear to have COVID-19 symptoms from visitors needing routine treatment. Health clinic security guards are in place on the frontline at these locations to ensure this process runs smoothly and patients remain calm.

"Uniformed security guards offer health care security that not only helps control the surge of COVID-19 patients, but also allows hospital staff to maintain medical protocols so all patients receive the proper care," says Abid. "Security guards have been present in hospital settings for some time, but in today's current environment, without an extra security presence, patients and hospital staff are particularly vulnerable."

For more about the hospital and medical clinic security in California and Arizona, contact Access Patrol Services at 866-770-0004 or click on https://accesspatrolservice.com.

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