New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police

New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police
Common name	New York Hospital Police
Abbreviation	NYHP
Patch of the New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police.
Shield of the New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police
Motto	New York's Courageous Beneficence, Honor, Fidelity
Agency overview
Formed	1973
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of New York in the state of New York, USA
Map of New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police's jurisdiction.
Size	1,214.4 km²
Population	8,274,527
Legal jurisdiction	New York State
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Buildings and lands occupied or explicitly controlled by the institution and the institution's personnel, and public entering the buildings and precincts of the institution.
Operational structure
Hospital Police Officers	1200
Parent agency	New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Website
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Official Site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police (NYHP) is a law enforcement agency in New York City that's duties are to provide police and security services to hospitals operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), and to enforce state and city laws at hospitals operated by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

History

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) was established in 1970 to operate New York City public hospitals. Until 1973, HHC operated hospitals were patrolled by police officers of the New York City Police Department. In 1973, Special Patrolman were hired to replace the NYPD officers. But it wasn't until 1980 when “special officers employed by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation” were added to NYS Criminal Procedure Law 2.10, granting the Special Patrolman full peace officer authority.^[1]

About the Officers

Some Officers of the New York City Health and Hospitals Police are not permitted to possess a firearm, while in most cases such as hospital police in SUNY Downstate hospital are armed. Hospital Police officers are designated "Special Officer (HHC)" when competing for the position. Once the recruit graduates from the academy, they are sworn in as a "Hospital Police Officer". Hospital Police officers may take a civil service exam for the position of sergeant. Officers can be promoted to the position of sergeant provided they take and pass a civil service exam and management course, and may be appointed to the position of detective, lieutenant, captain or director as these are non civil service positions.

Ranks

There are four titles (referred to as ranks) in the New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police:

Title	Insignia	Uniform Shirt Color
Director
Captain		White
Lieutenant		White
Detective Sergeant Sergeant		Dark Blue
Detective Hospital Police Officer		Dark Blue

Power and Authority

New York City Hospital Police officers are New York State peace officers authorized to make warrantless arrests, make car stops, issue summonses, and use physical and deadly force.^[1]

Training

New York City Hospital Police recruits are required to attend twelve weeks of training at York College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Officers are required to attend annual in-service training (usually fifteen hours) to ensure compliance with applicable provisions of the New York State’s Division of Criminal Justice Services.

Equipment and Vehicles

NYC Hospital Police officers are equipped with an expandable baton, handcuffs, whistle, flashlight,, oc pepper spray and a radio that is directly linked to the Central Dispatcher and other Hospital Police officers. The police force currently uses marked and unmarked police cars.

Mission

"The Health and Hospitals Corporation Police is committed to the safety and security of the patients, visitors, staff, and the public that utilize all the facilities that make up Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). The department’s focus is to instill a sense of peace and order in a safe environment. We feel this can be accomplished by not only enforcing all local, state and federal statutes, but also by providing educational and awareness programs for the staff and community in which we serve. The department values the trust of the health care system’s patients and staff. We strive to maintain that trust by making life better and safer for the health care community."

Line of Duty Deaths

Since the establishment of the New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police, 3 officers have died in the line of duty.^[2]

Officer's Name	End Of Watch	Cause Of Death
Officer Harry Cantave	Wednesday, August 22, 1990	Stabbed
Captain James Rodriguez	Thursday, March 19, 1992	Gunfire
Sergeant James C. Low	Monday, February 1, 1999	Assault

See also

	New York City portal
	Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal

• List of law enforcement agencies in New York
• Law enforcement in New York City
• New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
• New York City Police Department
• Hospital police
• Security police

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "New York State Criminal Procedure Law Article 2". http://ypdcrime.com/cpl/article2.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
2. ^ "New York City Health and Hospital Police Department, New York Fallen Officers". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc.. http://www.odmp.org/agency/2756-new-york-city-health-and-hospital-police-department-new-york. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 

External links

• New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Official Site
• Teamsters Local 237
• Pitt, David E. (1989-03-27). "Hospital Police: No Guns, No Respect, Lots of Trouble". The New York Times (The New York Times Company): pp. B-1. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/27/nyregion/hospital-police-no-guns-no-respect-lots-of-trouble.html?sec=health&spon=&&scp=6&sq=New%20York%20City%20Department%20of%20Health%20and%20Hospitals%20Police&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-11-13.