On Thursday, April 2, 2026, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center released a report that lays out a slate of new safety measures aimed squarely at protecting employees. The update points to completed de‑escalation training, bolstered early response teams and expanded weapons screening at hospital entrances. Leaders say more is coming, including additional drills, emergency‑department redesigns and possible screening at some outpatient clinics.
What the report says
According to the report, more than 1,100 employees have completed de‑escalation training, and early response teams responded to nearly 1,000 calls in the last six months. The document also notes that the hospital’s weapons‑screening technology has already checked more than 1 million visitors. Leadership plans to expand training, run more safety drills, upgrade emergency‑department spaces and explore screening in outpatient settings, according to WSYX.
On-the-ground screening and checkpoints
Wexner has installed weapon‑detection systems at multiple public entrances and uses AI‑assisted sensors to flag dense metal items, officials told The Lantern. That reporting put the detectors at nine entrances and found they flagged roughly 584 weapons in September. When the system flags an item, visitors are offered an amnesty box or asked to secure the object elsewhere, and contracted staff run the checkpoints. The student outlet also reported that the systems are manufactured by Evolv and that both the equipment and staffing carry significant costs for the medical center…