Healthcare
SWA began 25 years ago as a healthcare safety and security consulting group. Â Today, though our expertise and leadership span multiple industries, SWA continues to proudly offer a complete line of healthcare safety, security, and risk management services, including a complete line of security assessments, safety assessments, Joint Commission Environment of Care compliance, security training programs, emergency preparedness and drill management, and program development.
The SWA healthcare client base includes hospitals ranging in size from rural, 30-bed facilities to large university teaching hospitals of over 1200 beds.Â
Our healthcare specialists include Certified Healthcare Protection Administrators, Certified Healthcare Safety Professionals, Certified Fraud Examiners, Nurse/Attorneys, Certified Occupational Health Nurses, and Certified Safety Professionals.
We also offer a variety of services for long-term care, home care, assisted living facilities, and the EMS and pre-hospital setting.
OUR SERVICES
The Essentials of Aggression Management
Healthcare facilities experience the highest rate of workplace violence incidents in the nation. SWA’s Essentials of Aggression Management program will give employees valuable early-detection tools and verbal de-escalation techniques that increase resident satisfaction and reduce stress for your front-line workforce.
Security Vulnerability Assessments
Our security vulnerability assessments help healthcare organizations identify potential gaps in their security program long before an event occurs.
In addition, our extensive experience in healthcare safety management helps minimize losses, reduce workers' compensation claim costs, and lower insurance contributions or premiums.
Active Shooter/Armed Intruder
Violent episodes and domestic issues have found themselves all too frequently inside the walls of long-term care facilities across the nation. Leadership must recognize the need to prepare for violent situations through training. SWA’s LTC-specific Active Shooter/Armed Intruder program will prepare management and staff to recognize threats and prevent such incidents. If one occurs, it will minimize loss of life and speed recovery and continuity of service.
Gap Analysis
A Gap Analysis is an in-depth assessment of your company’s safety and health program, designed to find flaws in your program that would leave you unprotected during an OSHA investigation, workers' comp investigation, or potential legal issue. It also provides knowledge and direction through a written report that details which programs need improvement and which do not. The gap analysis report also identifies training needs, which can be critical to preventing workplace accidents and controlling workers' compensation costs.
Emergency Preparedness
LTC facilities with a limited-mobility population require specialized plans to respond to emergencies such as active shooters, utility failures, natural disasters, terrorist threats, and biological/hazardous material emergencies. Dangers to residents, staff, visitors, or others within the facility require pre-planning and a constant state of functioning readiness. Every facility needs a well-written, unique policy that outlines steps to maximize survivability for everyone in the facility. In addition, employees need to receive REALISTIC training that combines cognitive awareness with practical skills.
Street Safety for the Traveling Employee
Caregivers, service staff, sales reps, and others have to travel as part of their job. As a result, they become vulnerable. This program teaches traveling employees to recognize key indicators of risk and how to prevent becoming a victim while on the streets.
Prepared, Not Scared
Your mobile workforce needs the mental preparedness skills to serve their clients. That may mean you, as their employer, need to equip them with those skills. Prepared, Not Scared provides valuable security awareness in the car, at the job site, and at every point in between. Protect your most valuable resource… your employees
Modern times require modern solutions to security and safety situations.
Unfortunately, employees, visitors, customers, vendors and intruders regularly create havoc and disruptions to our business. SWA has the experienced operational experts to help you prevent, prepare, mitigate, and recover from dangerous situations and deadly disasters.