In the early hours of Thursday, nearly 40 people from the same family were evicted from the San Cecilio Clinical Hospital in Granada. Police intervened twice to contain the disturbances, triggered by the death of a relative. No arrests were made, only identifications. The incident serves as a reminder that hospitals must be safe spaces and that any violent behavior disrupts medical care, something that must be avoided.
How technology can prevent chaos in emergency rooms 🏥
Hospitals could benefit from access control systems based on artificial intelligence. Cameras with behavior analysis detect crowds or aggressive attitudes, triggering early alerts to security personnel. There are also visitor management apps that limit the number of companions per patient, preventing 40 people from bursting into a waiting room. These tools are not expensive and are already used in other centers. Implementing them would reduce the risk of disturbances.
40 people to say goodbye to a relative: the portable wake 😅
The family arrived with the idea of setting up an express wake in the waiting room. There was no shortage of anything: crying, shouting, a few shoves here and there, and even a couple of attempts to turn the hallway into a dance floor. The police, like the musicians on the Titanic, played the same tune twice. In the end, everyone went home without arrests, but with the record for being the largest group evicted for causing a post-mortem ruckus.