WellSpan has metal detectors in some settings, including the emergency department at York Hospital, because of the high traffic, the release states. The hospital also has armed, on-duty police officers working with the staff, and security uses handheld wands when it is warranted.

WellSpan is implementing enhanced security measures across all facilities in light of the deadly mass shooting that broke out at UPMC Memorial in York County.

Visitors and patients entering WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital will use different entrances than employees as part of a WellSpan-wide security enhancement in the wake of the Feb. 22 shooting at