Thank you. You saved me some typing. You a have me by 26 years at Medstar. But, all of what you just said has been my experience as well. We don't have off duty LEO in our ER. But, we usually have a couple on duty in there at any given time.I work at a medstar hospital.
Medstar has a no weapons, firearm policy for employees.
Our security is not arm as is any medstar security person in MD. Washington “may” be different but don’nt believe so. allowed to be armed as it is against policy.
The only armed protection is the off duty police we hire in the ER because employees can not be armed due to policy. Police do work closely with our security department.
Never in my ( 30 years) knowledge has a armed law enforcement person ever been asked to disarm or leave if not doing so.
Remember only cops should have guns not employees is their thinking. Lol
Police in uniform or undercover open carrying do so freely inside hospital including armed Brinks drivers picking up money’s from bank machine,dietary,gift shop, ect.
Now being asked to disarm inside a mri room, yes no metal allowed...
Those magnets are so strong they can pull a metal splinter you may have in your body out of your body through whatever path it chooses.
Why a mechanic or construction worker will be required to get X-ray before mri. To check for possible metal spec in eye or body.
Also there is a big push, message, move within the system to report by any employee ( empowerment) what they may perceive as a threat or possible threat to employee or patient safety. We even need to watch a training video on this.
This their latest item on their work place safety training .See something, say something, ect.
Prompt cares may have their own policies above what medstar requires.
Side note not sure Polozzi is still with medstar as corporate security chief. Will need to check tomorrow when back at work and check with my counter person director of security.
Not sure of encounter mentioned but am stating medstars policy on weapons as of now.
And no we have no metal detectors nor do plan to install them anytime soon. Fyiw