The high-stakes healthcare environment requires a highly customized program.

Across the country, healthcare leaders and staff are acutely aware of the possibility of an active shooter situation. Although patient-generated violence remains the leading problem for healthcare organizations, the Active Shooter Program provides training on how to respond when presented with an active shooter event.

This seminar-based training increases awareness among all staff and prescribes actions they should take in the event of an active shooter incident. The course is a didactic presentation with room staging and real-world lessons learned. To maximize staff participation, our customers typically conduct multiple training sessions.

Core topics include:

• Statistics, characteristics, motivators, tactics, and possible indicators of shooters
• Healthcare challenges and vulnerabilities
• Active shooter and police response

The Active Shooter program offers both discussion- and operations-based drills and exercises ranging from tabletops to full-scale integrated events with community partners. Unlike exercises led by law enforcement, ours are tailored to healthcare staff and the unique situations they might face during a shooting.

These drills and exercises reinforce active shooter training concepts and allow participants to practice in a scenario-driven event. They also incorporate objectives that evaluate all six critical areas of The Joint Commission’s accreditation requirements and are fully compliant with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. EM Solutions instructors provide facility leaders with documentation, including written exercise objectives, after-action reports, and improvement plans.