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THUNDER BAY — Facing a worrisome rise in violence against staff in the emergency department, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre decided to bring in police officers, starting last summer, to increase security.
According to preliminary data, the hospital has found that even though the number of visits to the emergency department has gone up, there's been a reduction in the number of "behaviour incidents." It's costing the hospital $2,045 per shift or approximately $60,000 a month if police officers fill all shifts.The hiring of police is one of several measures the hospital has implemented over the past year in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders in response to violent incidents in the emergency department.
Besides increasing security, the hospital has stated that expanded staff training opportunities and health human resource roles – including peer support worker, social worker, and Indigenous patient navigators – are aimed at improving workplace safety in the emergency department.
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