EMPLOYEE THEFT AND THE HOSPITAL  

HS712     VERSION  2.0 Copyright 2004 - 2007

APPLICATION:  To show security and non security hospital employees the scope of theft at the hospital and how to reduce its occurrence.

 The security officer is a primary resource in the process of reducing theft from the hospital, employees, patients and visitors. If an individual officer is to make a significant contribution to minimizing opportunity and increasing the risk for the thief, the officer needs to understand the impact of theft on the hospital, the patients and those people whose jobs depend upon the organization..

      This videotape examines the scope of the
                                 employee theft problem.

        It examines who steals,
                 what is stolen,
                     from whom
                         and how successful theft occurs.

         Emphasis is placed on reducing opportunities
                    to steal and making the thief's work more
                         difficult and subject to a lot more risk.

State an approximate per bed dollar loss due to theft.

Describe the "entitlement rationalization".

State places to hide stolen property within the hospital.

Describe how thieves can be made to feel that the risk of being caught is greater  than the gain to be had from the stolen property.

Describe seasonal variations in theft and state what causes these variations.

Identify places outside the hospital building where property may be temporarily hidden.

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