JonWoodwardJan 7

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Could "warlike" language in hospital guard marching orders like "tour of duty" have been a factor in why an 84-year-old patient was badly bruised?

Watchdog calls on Toronto hospital to remove ‘militaristic’ language from security policies after senior injured

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The Patient Ombudsman started an investigation after our story from January

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/i-couldnt-believe-anyone-would-do-that-hospital-security-guard-at-toronto-hospital-puts-senior-in-headlock-family-says/

And here's the full story from January 2026!

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/watchdog-calls-on-toronto-hospital-to-remove-militaristic-language-from-security-policies-after-senior-injured/

'I couldn't believe anyone would do that': Hospital security guard at Toronto hospital puts senior in headlock, family says

An Ontario family is calling for systemic change after an 84-year-old woman went to a Toronto hospital emergency room, waited overnight and ended up injured after they say a hospital security guard put her in a headlock.

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Jan 7 at 3:57pmWeb