In November, nurses at the Thompson General Hospital, along with other members of the Manitoba Nurses Union, voted to grey-list the hospital.

It meant they felt unsafe due to past incidents of violence at the hospital and the union itself advised its members to not accept work there.

Since then, according to a Northern Health Region spokesperson, a Threat Risk Vulnerability Assessment and Recommendation tour has taken place at the hospital.

Taking part were Northern Health Region clinical leaders, NRHA and Shared Health security leadership, and representatives from both Thompson RCMP and the City of Thompson Fire Department.

Recommendations from the assessment will address communication and safety measures such as panic alarms, public address systems, outdoor security lighting, and potential weapons scanners with amnesty lockers.

To date,  the Northern Health Region has implemented new facility access protocols at TGH.  They include after-hours visitation screening and restricting access to the facility to one monitored entrance during overnight hours.

These measures have helped reduce unnecessary traffic throughout the building between 7p.m. and 6a.m.