Portneuf security receives international recognition
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) awarded Portneuf Medical Center’s security team, managed by HSS, with the Program of Distinction.
“We are very proud to be able to be here in Pocatello, see this team in action and share in this great accomplishment,” said Kirsten Benefiel, chief executive officer at HSS headquartered in Denver, CO. “Congratulations to this remarkable team.”
IAHSS recognizes outstanding qualifying healthcare security and safety departments with the Program of Distinction.
There have been only 43 international programs of distinction since 2007. HSS has security teams in hospitals across the nation and Portneuf Medical Center is the first HSS security program to receive this honor. Previous programs of distinctions include Shriners Hospital for Children Bethlehem, PA; Martin Luther King Jr Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA; Trillium Health Partners Mississauga, Ontario Canada; and Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario Canada.