The new directive, following the recent fatal shooting of a security guard, sparked outrage among staff who say it will endanger them
August 17, 2023
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Following the shooting at Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, pictured here, Legacy Health is directing some nurses and emergency department staff to search incoming patients for weapons when security officers aren’t available.
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For weeks since the fatal shooting of Bobby Smallwood at Legacy Good Samaritan in Portland, and for years before that, nurses and other L