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Securing Healthcare’s Frontlines: Designing Spaces That Save Lives

Securing Healthcare’s Frontlines: Designing Spaces That Save Lives

Healthcare security: It’s not just complex, it’s critical. The rapid growth, consolidation, and operational intricacies of hospitals and medical centers create unparalleled challenges. From managing expansive facilities to securing sensitive patient areas while ensuring seamless daily operations, it’s a constant balancing act. In this episode of Innovation Obsessed, Grace Pluta from Oosto moderates a timely…

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Beyond the Myths: The Truth About Vision AI Security, Ethics, and Privacy

She didn’t see him—AI could have. On a late hospital shift, an exhausted nurse looked up and locked eyes with someone she never expected to see—a former patient with a history of aggression. He wasn’t supposed to be there. A restraining order was in place. But security had no idea. This isn’t about surveillance—it’s about…

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Violence in Healthcare: A Call to Action for Hospitals and Workers

Hospitals have protocols for everything: patient care, emergency response, infection control. But are we doing enough now to protect healthcare workers who care for us? With rising workplace violence, critical staff shortages, and burnout reaching alarming levels are pushing too many healthcare workers to their breaking point. A recent survey by National Nurses United found…

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Healthcare Under Pressure: Bringing a Championship Mindset to Healthcare Security

Healthcare facilities are built to heal, but their openness leaves them vulnerable. Healthcare facilities account for 42% of infant abductions, and healthcare workers experience violence—both physical and verbal—at a shockingly 5 times higher rate than other industries. This violence accounts for up to 73% of all nonfatal workplace injuries caused by violence. (NCMEC & ACS)….

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On the Frontlines of Healthcare Security: Strategies for Preventing Workplace Violence

Ensuring the safety of both patients and staff in healthcare settings is a growing concern, particularly as incidents of workplace violence become more frequent. Factors such as mental health crises, substance abuse, and high-stress environments contribute to the complexity of maintaining secure healthcare facilities. Addressing these challenges of preventing workplace violence requires innovative solutions…

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Discovering Your Guiding Pillars: Aligning Ambition with Wellbeing for a Purpose-Driven Career
October 28, 2025

Success without sacrifice—that’s what more leaders are striving for. As burnout rates climb among high-achieving professionals balancing leadership, entrepreneurship, and family, the question of how to build sustainable success without sacrificing health or identity has never been more timely. Gallup’s research shows that burnout is far from rare: roughly three-quarters of U.S. employees say…

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HR Like a Boss: Building Purpose-Driven, People-Focused, Profitable Teams
October 28, 2025

HR teams are navigating the tension between technology and empathy, discovering new ways to lead with purpose while keeping people at the heart of every transformation. Artificial intelligence, automation, and hybrid work models are rapidly reshaping workplace culture, pushing HR to evolve from administrative oversight to true strategic leadership. As a recent SHRM report…

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When Recognition Feels Real, Culture Thrives: The Quiet Power of Genuine Appreciation at Work
October 27, 2025

Employee appreciation is getting a much-needed rethink. Between hybrid teams, retention pressures, and a rising demand for authenticity at work, HR leaders are being asked to prove that recognition isn’t just a line item. According to Gallup, employees who feel they receive the right level of recognition are four times more likely to be…

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External HR Support Can Help Small and Midsize Businesses Manage Rising Benefits Costs and Compliance Complexity
October 27, 2025

Healthcare costs are surging, and compliance landscapes are growing more complex across state lines. HR professionals are forced to rethink how they support both their people and their business strategy. Rising benefits costs, multi-state compliance, and talent retention pressures have converged to make HR one of the most critical and complex functions for small…

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