Leading hospital tightens security with safety initiative

A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch-type security scheme has been introduced at one of the country’s busiest regional hospitals in a bid to tighten security.

Waterford Regional Hospital is the first hospital in the south-east to benefit from the new hospital watch programme, South Eastern Health Board chairman councillor Seamus Ryan said.

Modern hospitals like Waterford Regional Hospital have considerable potential for crime with good accessibility, 24-hour services and its sheer size, he said.