Hospitals likely to adopt security similar to airports,

OVER THE TIMELINE WITH YOU AS WE KNOW IT TODAY. THIS INFORMATION IS FLUID AND CAN STL CHANGE, BUT IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT WE HE AVAT THIS POINT. BEFORE I DO THAT, LET ME GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS. AND I WILL ALLOW ST. FRANCIS TO ELABORAT ON THE VICTIMS. WE HAVE DR. PRESTON PHILLIPS .DR. STEPHANIE HOUSTON, AMANDA GREEN, WILLMIA LEOV AND ARE SUSPECT, MICHAEL LEWIS. ONAY M 19 MICHAEL LEWIS WTEN INTO THE HOSPITAL FOR BACK SURGERY. E THPERFORMING PHYSICIAN WAS DR. PRESTON PHILLIPS. MR. LEWIS WAS RELEASED ON MAY 24 AFTER RELEASE LEWIS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES OVER SEVERAL DAYS CO MPLAINING OF PNAI AND WANTED ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. ON MAY 31, DR. PHILLIPS SAWR. M LEWIS AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL TRTMEATS YESTERDAY, JUNE 1, LEWIS CALLED DR. PHILLIPS’ OFFICE AGAIN COMPLAINING OF BACK INPA AND WANTING ADDITIONAL ASSISTAN.CE NOW WE KWNO THROUGH THE HELP OF OUR ATF AND THEY ARE GUN TRACING THAT AT 2:00 P.M. ON NE 1, MR. LEWIS PURCHASED A SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE FROM A LOCAL GUN STORE.TIC THAT SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE WAS A AR-15 STYLE RIFLE. WE KW THAT MR. LEWIS PURCHASED A SEMI AUTOMICAT HANDGUN, A 40 CALIBER SMITH & WEONSS PISTOL ON MAY9 2 FROM A LOCAL PAWN SHOP. IOW N WANT TO GO INTO THESHOP. SHOOTING TIMELINE. AT 4:52 P.M. ON NEJU 1 A THIRD RTPAY ON A VIDEO CHAT OFF LOCATION WITHIN ON LOCATION DR. CALLED11 9 SAYGIN THAT THE DOCTOR TOLD HER TO CALL 911 SAYING THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SHOOTING. AT 4:53 P.M. WE RECEIVED A 911 CALL ABOUT A SHOOTER IN A BUILDING. WE THEN CONTINUETOD RECEIVE MULTIPLE CALLS THAT WERE MOR SPECIFIC ON A SHOOTER BEING ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE NATAELI BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL. AT 4:55 P.M. A PERSON CALLED AND CLARIFIED THE NATALIE BUILDING AS THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. THE FIRST TOLLS OF POLICEING. OFFIRSCE ARRIVED ONE MINUTE LATER AT 46:5 P.M. I WANT TO GIVE CONTEXT ON THE NATALIE BUILDING, IIST A FIVE STORY MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WITH NUMEROUS OFFIS,CE ROOMS, HALLWAYS, AND SO FORTH, IT IS AN EXCEEDINY GLCOMPLEX ENVIRONMENT, A TACTICAL SITTIUAON FOR AN OFFICER TO DEAL WITH IS COMPLEX. OFFICERS ENTERED THE BUILDINON THE FIRST FLOOR AND MADE THEIR WAY TO THE SECOND FLOOR BASED ON THE INFORMATION THEY RECEI.VE WHILE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, OFFICERS BEGAN YELLING TULSA POCELI, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE TRAIN TO DO. AS OFFICERS WERE CALLI OUT, AND ADVANCING TOWARDS A SUSPECT LOCATION THEY HEARD A GUNST.HO WE BELIEVE THAT WAS THE FINAL GUNSHOT WITH THE SUSPECT TAKING HIS OWN LIFE. THE GUNSHOT WAST A 4:58 P.M., APPROXIMATYEL 39 SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST OFFICERS ENTERED THE BUILDING .AS OFFICERS STARTED CLEARING TH BUILDING THEY CA ACROSS A VICTIM THAT WAS DOWN IN THE EXAM ROOM. OFFICERS REQUEEDSTMSA — MSA TO THE FLOOR AND CONTINUED SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT. THIS VICTIM LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. WE FOUNDHE SUSPECT AND RESCUED A FEMALE WHO WAS HIDING UNDER A DESK AT THE SUSPECT’S FOOT. SHE WAS THERE WHEN THE SUSPECT TOOK HIS LIFE. SHE DID NOT APPEAR TOE INJURED. OFFICERS RESCUED TTHA VICTIM HIDING UND AER DESK, BUT OFFICERS ALSO LOCATED ANOTHER DECEASED VICTIM NEXT TO THE SHTIOONG SUSPECT. OFFICERS CONTINUE TO SEARCH THE BUILDISNG FOR VICTIMS OR SUSPECTS AND CAME ACROSS ANOTHER VICTIM DOWN IN AN OPEN AREA NEAR A NURSE’S STATION. AT THIS POINT OFFICERS AGAIN DIRECTING FIRST RESPONDER MSA, AND FIRE TO TSEHO VICTIMS TO RENDER FIRST AID, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH ANDE W CAN GO INTO A HOT ENVIRONMENT WITH MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND FIRE PERSONNEL AND START RENDERING AID. IN THAT SAME ROOMTH, VICTIM — THAT THE VICTIMAS W AT, OFFICERS RESCUED AN ELDERLY FEMALE IN THE ROOM. AS OFFICERS CONTINUED TO CLEAR THE BUILDING, THEY LOCATED DR. PHILLIPS DECEASED IN AN EXAMR. ROOM. AS OFFICERS CONTINUED TO CLEAR TH BUILDING THEY REMOVED MULTIPLE WITNESSES AND VICTIMS AND ESCORTED THEM FROM THE BUILDING. AS MORE OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE WE BEGAN A METHODICAL ARSECH OF EACH FLOOR OF THE FIVE-STORY STRUCTURE LOOKING FOR WITNESSSE AND/OR VICTIMS. USTH FAR WE HAVE RECOVERED0 3 23 CASINGS FROM THE CRIME SCENE DAN ALSO 740 CALIBER CASINGS FROM THE CRIME SCENE. WE HAVE ALSO FOU A LETTER ON THE SUSPECT WHICH MADET I CLEAR THAT HE MECA IN WITH THE INTENT TO KILDRL PHILLIPS AND ANYONE WHO GOT IN HIS WAY. HE BLAMES DR. PHILLIPS FOR THE ONGOING PAIN FOLLOWING THE SURGERY. AT 5:24 P.M. WE RECEIDVE A CALL FROM THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFEIC AND THAT DISPATCHER TOLD US THAT A WOMAN ON THE LINE WHOSE NAME THEY DID TNO HAVE CALLED SAYING THAT HER HUSBAND HAD KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE AT DR. PHILLI’S’ OFFICE. THIS WOULD’V’ BEEN A HALF HOUR AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED. WE RECEIVED TWO FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS FROM THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROVIDING CLARIFYI INFORMATION, ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS AFTER-THE-FACT. ONCE THE SCENE WAS SECURE, A TULSA POLICE HOMICIDE AND CRIME SCENE DETECTIVES BEGAN WORKI THE SCENE. THEY CONTINUED WORK UNTIL 3:00 A.M. THIS MORNING WE HAVE NOW TURNED THE SCENE BACK OVER TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF AT ST. FRANCIS. I CANNOT EMPHAZESI ENOUGH THAT WE TRA RIGOROUSLY OVER AND OVER AIN FOR NOT IF BUT WHEN, BECAUSE WE HE AVSEEN THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE UNIDTE STATES. AND WE WOULDE B NAIVE NOT TO THINK THAT THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN OUR JURISDICTION. SO AGAIN, TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE TULSA POLICE DEPARTMENT, OKLAHOMA HIGAYHW PATROL, ALL OF THE SURROUNDGIN JURISDICTIONS ATTH DESCENDED UPON THE SCENE YESTERDAY, I OFFER A HEARTFELT THANKS AND I HOPE THAT EACH AND EVERY CITENIZ THAT SEES AN OFFICER TODAY THANKS A OFFICER TODAY BECAUSE THE JOB IS HARD AND

Hospitals likely to adopt security similar to airports, president of Oklahoma medical group says

Updated: 9:22 PM EDT Jun 3, 2022

In the wake of this week’s shooting at a Tulsa medical building, some Oklahoma doctors say it’s time for offices to take a look at security. The doctor who leads the Oklahoma State Medical Association said now is the time for hospitals to review the best ways to protect physicians, staff and patients. “It brings home the fact that safety is an illusion and we are just chagrined and heartbroken to lose colleagues,” Dr. David Holden said. “Certainly we’re gonna have to reevaluate our individual situation, every physician’s facility, every group will have to evaluate their particular need, their situation, where they are, the nature of their buildings where they work,” he said. He wants to see a greater focus on entrances and exits. “We’re gonna have to look into the situation of increased security, amount of people who are walking in and out and making sure we only have so many access points,” he said. He said hospitals can’t fully eliminate risks, but he expects to see more of the security you see at airports at hospitals.

In the wake of this week’s shooting at a Tulsa medical building, some Oklahoma doctors say it’s time for offices to take a look at security.

The doctor who leads the Oklahoma State Medical Association said now is the time for hospitals to review the best ways to protect physicians, staff and patients.

“It brings home the fact that safety is an illusion and we are just chagrined and heartbroken to lose colleagues,” Dr. David Holden said.

“Certainly we’re gonna have to reevaluate our individual situation, every physician’s facility, every group will have to evaluate their particular need, their situation, where they are, the nature of their buildings where they work,” he said.

He wants to see a greater focus on entrances and exits.

“We’re gonna have to look into the situation of increased security, amount of people who are walking in and out and making sure we only have so many access points,” he said.

He said hospitals can’t fully eliminate risks, but he expects to see more of the security you see at airports at hospitals.