LINEN LOSSES AND THE SECURITY OFFICER

HS202 18 Minutes

 APPLICATION: This video illustrates that Hospitals are unnecessarily losing 1,000s of dollars worth of linens each year. If Security Managers want to show the role and need for security, this helps in a very specific way!

The hospital security officer is charged with the protection of all human and physical assets of the employing institution. This responsibility certainly includes major property items but extends beyond to include smaller categories of property, also. This extension of interest is imperative because the constant loss of small items such as linens adds up to a major financial drain for the hospital.

After completing the use of this program officers should be able to:

State the four major sources of linen losses.

Discuss points of vulnerability of linen.

Discuss points of vulnerability of linen.

Describe the rationalization used to justify linen theft.

State active steps which the individual security officer can take to reduce linen theft.

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