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Hospital Neighborhoods & Safety

Safety in and around a hospital campus is a multidimensional issue. Read a thoughtful review titled, What is the cause of criminal activity. It's a good place to start. Here you'll learn the word, "Criminogenic" (krimənəˈjenik), an adjective that means; "Of a system, situation, or place causing, or likely to cause criminal behavior. Used in a sentence, "The criminogenic nature of hospital safety."

The above referenced article states: "In terms of crime, one of the leading intergrated theories is the Personal, Interpersonal, and Community Resources model (PIC-R) developed in Canada. This theory asserts that it is the combination of individual factors (personality, worldview, behavioral preferences, etc.), important relationships (family of origin, social networks, romantic involvements, etc.) and the social environment (crime level in the neighborhood, norms about violence, etc.) that increase or decrease the risk of crime (sometimes called "criminogenic risk factors)."

Our research and conversations tell us, that "more urban" hospitals have a greater probability for crime...

September 10, 2020 - As they move Utica's hospitals into the inner city core...

August 1, 2020 - Utica's 2020 shootings to date were located...

January 9, 2020 - Moving Utica's only hospital into the urban core...

Another view looks like this, Current Utica Hospital Sites, Vs.Proposed #mvhsdowntown.

August 25, 2017 - All hospitals require security measures. The larger the hospital, the larger the security requirements.

June 14, 2016 - Great Hospitals Do Not Alway Equal Great Neighborhood

Johns Hopkins Hospital is widely regarded as one of the World's Greatest Hospitals. It was ranked best for 21 years (1991-2011), however during the very same period (in 2002), a large-scale effort to "Renew A Distressed & Blighted Neighborhood Adjacent to the John Hopkins University Hospital complex was undertaken.

As we all know, healthcare is where the funding is these days- but why bulldoze downtown? If the area leaders backing this plan want better healthcare, first they should invest taxpayer dollars much more wisely. And if they think a downtown hospital will bring us a great new neighborhood, the example above showers questions all over that line of thinking.

While picketing the Faxton campus in 2016, our group was approached by a hospital security guard. They said that we were fine on the sidewalks, just asked to see our ID's. He went onto say, "No problem with you and your signs, I'd just like your names for our records, also want you to be careful. A week doesn't go by that we're not grabbing someone who's up to no good." This was a surprise to us and the conversation went on. We discussed the bad elements that are attracted to hospitals and why.

We will add more to this topic as the #BattleForOurCity advances.

Proponents of a new Downtown Utica hospital have a new strategy, it's to say and spread the message "#NoHospitalDowntown is a negative group". However, that's only their attempt to attack "us" and avoid our "message".

Our message is: Urban Renewal failed cities long ago. You do not rebuild a 34-acre neighborhood in Downtown Utica by bulldozing it. Our group is all for investing $300M into our regional healthcare, but that funding goes significantly further on land the hospital already owns. For example the 64-acres at St. Luke's - just 1-3/4 miles from downtown! Please consider: What Is So Wrong With The St. Luke's Campus?. Learn about Utica's Hospital Assets.

November 29, 2009 - Reading, "Public workers, private patrols in New Hartford," we learn:

"Every weekend, New Hartford police officers can be seen patrolling heavily populated buildings throughout the town, including a mall, theater and hospital.... Since 1993, New Hartford police have provided weekend evening patrols at Sangertown Square and Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare’s St. Luke’s campus.... St. Luke’s and Sangertown each reimburse the town $33 an hour for patrols. Marquee’s rate is the amount of the officer’s pay — including overtime — plus $20 per night for the car, Philo said." and

“The St. Luke’s campus has its own 24-hour security guards, but also has a New Hartford police officer stationed there at busy times such as weekend evenings, hospital officials said in a statement. “There are many stresses and challenges for patients and their families in a health care setting,” said Robert Sylvester, director of Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the healthcare provider. “Many times, the simple presence of an officer will help to maintain a calmer atmosphere.” St. Luke’s is expected to pay the town about $23,000 for that police presence in 2010, the town budget shows.”

Would the Utica Police have added costs with a downtown hospital and what would it mean to Utica taxpayers?

Downtown Utica is better without an out-of-scale hospital that bulldozes our historic urban core. #NoHospitalDowntown is "yes hospital", we simply want the new hospital at St. Luke's where they own 64-acres, and not in the Columbia Lafayette Neighborhood. Here's Why We Oppose The Downtown Utica Hospital Concept and Many Agree!

References

"Toledo police and Mercy hospital officials on Thursday announced a joint law enforcement unit that aims to reduce crime in the area."

What Is the State of Hospital Security? Survey shows decreased training in some areas and increased crime...

No Studies, No Reports, thus we remain #NoHospitalDowntown

Our research is ongoing, please check back. Our research is ongoing, please check back.