October 24, 2022 – In Breaking News – Chief Healthcare Executive
The fatal shooting of two healthcare workers in a Dallas hospital illustrates the growing violence being seen at hospitals across America.
The shooting at the Methodist Dallas Medical Center Saturday is the third deadly shooting at a U.S. hospital complex since June, and healthcare workers have been injured in many other attacks.
Groups representing doctors and nurses have urged health systems and lawmakers to take steps to protect healthcare workers. The violence is driving doctors and nurses out of hospitals, health groups say.
Authorities say a man shot and killed two employees in the maternity ward of Methodist Dallas Medical Center. A hospital police officer shot and wounded the suspect, who is in custody, police said.
Police identified the two victims as Jacqueline Pokuaa, 45, and Katie Flowers, 63, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Pokuaa served as a patient case manager, and Flowers was a nurse, the Star-Telegram reported.
(The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office has identified both victims in Saturday’s shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center as Jacqueline Pokuaa, 45 and Katie Flowers, 63. Courtesy of CBSDFW and YouTube. Posted Oct 24, 2022.)
Authorities identified the suspect as Nestor Hernandez, 30, and said he was on parole following an aggravated assault conviction. Hernandez was permitted to be in the hospital by the Texas corrections department because his girlfriend was having a baby, according to media accounts.
Hernandez reportedly thought his girlfriend had been involved with someone else and began beating her in the hospital room, WFAA-TV reported, citing court documents. Authorities said Hernandez threatened to kill her and would shoot anyone else who entered the room.
(Nestor Hernandez was out on parole with an ankle monitor during the deadly shooting at Dallas Methodist Hospital. Courtesy of WFAA and YouTube. Posted on Oct 24, 2022.)
When Pokuaa entered the patient’s room, Hernandez fatally shot her, authorities said. Flowers heard the gunshot and looked into the room, and the suspect shot her while she stood in the hallway, police said in a news release Monday.
The patient was treated for her injuries and her baby, who was in the room at the time of the incident, was unharmed, police said.
Continue reading… Dallas hospital shooting marks latest attack on healthcare workers
(Police search for a gunman who opened fire inside Jacobi Hospital. One person was shot, and others were just inches away from the gunfire. Courtesy of CBS New York and YouTube. Posted on Jan 25, 2022.)
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NYC Hospital Police Recognized for Excellence in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program
American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.
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The New York City Health and Hospitals Police (NYHP) is responsible for providing on-site security services at eighteen NYC hospitals and clinics operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and enforcing state and city laws at those facilities, and stood on the front lines of the city’s public hospitals and led the quarantine/isolation effort.
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Mr. Egan is also a Guest Editor at AST. (See ‘Hospitals: We Have a Bigger Problem than Guns (Learn More, Multi-Video), at bottom.)
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American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.
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Hospitals: We Have a Bigger Problem than Guns (Learn More, Multi-Video)
