Burnaby Hospital calls for more security guards after gun threat

A patient threatened staff members with a gun at Burnaby Hospital on Friday night, prompting the BC Hospital Employees Union to issue a warning.

According to the union, the incident occurred due to a lack of security guards. Although no one was injured during the incident, the safety of the staff has become a matter of concern.

The union says that along with the recruitment of doctors and nurses in the province, it is also necessary to recruit security guards. They said that such incidents have occurred in many hospitals in this area, due to which the staff is worried about their safety.

According to the survey, 67 per cent of hospitals face a staff shortage once a week and in some areas it happens more than once a week. The union appealed that health authorities should quickly recruit security staff to protect staff and patients.