Penticton hospital care facility temporarily locked down after verbal threat
PENTICTON – A fired employee threatened a manager last week, putting a long term care facility at Penticton Regional Hospital in lockdown.
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, an employee of the facility who was fired threatened a manager while leaving, stating the manager 'wouldn’t make it out of the building alive,' Penticton RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says.
The hospital was initially on lockdown, but slowly became less concerned when the employee was located at his residence, where he appeared to be in a calm state of mind. The RCMP night shift was advised of the issue as a precaution.
Interior Health Communications Officer Tara Gostelow confirms a situation had occurred Tuesday that required the health agency 'out of an abundance of caution,' to limit access to Westview Place.
Gostelow says the long term care facility is attached to Penticton Regional Hospital.
“We are not in a position to disclose the nature of the situation, but would like to stress that at no time was there a concern for the safety of the clients or the general public,” she says in a press release issued Nov. 4.
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That’s some thingIf I had known that was how to get the attention of interior healthI probably wouldn’t go threading any one but I sure as hell would like to have heard back from some one there when I was beaten up at work by a resident. Oh I’m sorry according to themmust have been my fault, they offer no compensation to employees that have suffered pain and extreme emotional abuse, this has changed my life a lot. I was diagnosed with PTSD go figure hey. Angryyes I’m angryand sad and sickened and appalled I could go on and on. But why bother no one ecknkowledges your being any how. I’m in awe of how such matters get swept under the rug in these types of incidents. I put ten years in to my job, that I do to the best of my ability. Yes I choose this career thinking I would and could make a difference in so many people’s life’s. I can’t say I’m shocked because this goes on every day every hour every min of each day . I also know that each person effected suffers more than PTSD pain and suffering. It breaks you, your spirit your heart your beingandOnes bank accountso when your down and out and sucked dry Don’t look for any sympathy or a kind word from your employer, cause it just don’t happen