Access and Crowd Control

Access control will depend in part on what area of the hospital that is affected. Officers can be stationed at each unlocked hospital entrance to screen visitors and issue incident-specific visitor passes. Plant operation personnel can be utilized to help set up physical barriers/controls as needed. Facilities not operating an isolated patient suite can limit access to certain areas/floors by way of guards. Hospital personnel can help detect and deter unauthorized attempts to gain access. 

Consider using the hospital s board room as a media work center. Facilities should provide a dedicated phone line cable in that area for such situations. An alternative site for media work space is the cafeteria or a dining area. The hospital telephone system allows for blocking calls to specific patient rooms. 

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