New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police

New York City Hospital Police
Common name	New York Hospital Police
Abbreviation	NYHP
Patch of the New York City Hospital Police
Badge of the New York City Hospital Police
Motto	New York's Courageous Beneficence, Honor, Fidelity
Agency overview
Formed	1973
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of New York in the state of New York, USA

Map of New York City Hospital Police's jurisdiction.
Size	1,214.4 km²
Population	8,274,527
Legal jurisdiction	New York State
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Buildings and lands occupied or explicitly controlled by the institution and the institution's personnel, and public entering the buildings and precincts of the institution.
Operational structure
Hospital Special Officers	865
Parent agency	New York City Health and Hospitals
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The New York City Hospital Police Department (NYHP) is a law enforcement agency in New York City whose duties are to provide onsite safety and security services at hospitals and clinics operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and to enforce state and city laws at those facilities.^[1]

History

New York City Health and Hospital Special Officers have patrolled the New York City Hospitals since the 1940s, when they were known as the City of New York Department of Hospitals. The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) was established in 1965 to operate New York City public hospitals. Until 1973, HHC-operated hospitals were patrolled by both hospital police special officers and police officers from the New York City Police Department.

In 1973, Special Patrolmen were hired to replace the NYPD officers. However, it wasn't until 1980 when "Special Officers employed by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation" were added to NYS Criminal Procedure Law 2.10.

About the NYC Health and Hospital Special Officers

New York City Health and Hospital Special officers are NYS Peace Officers. They are employed as a NYC Health and Hospital special Officer as per civil service title and NYS criminal procedure law (2.10 sub 40).

NYC Health and Hospital Special Officers can be promoted to the position of Sergeant provided they take and pass a civil service exam and subsequent training course, and may be appointed to the position of Detective, Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Director, or Director.

Ranks

There are eight titles (referred to as ranks) in the New York City Hospital Police Department:

Title	Insignia	Uniform shirt color
Director		White
Assistant Director		White
Captain		White
Lieutenant		White
Detective Sergeant Sergeant		Dark Blue
Detective Special Officer		Dark Blue

Power and Authority

New York City Health and Hospital Special Officers are New York State peace officers and are authorized to make warrantless arrests, issue summonses, and use physical force.^[2]

Training

New York City Health and Hospital Special Officer recruits must first graduate from the NYC peace officer training course. The Course includes training in basic criminal and civil procedure law, police science, powers of a peace officer, defensive tactics, radio use, arrest procedures, emergency vehicle operation, and first aid/CPR.

NYC Health and Hospital Special Officers are required to attend annual in-service training to ensure compliance with applicable provisions of the New York State’s Division of Criminal Justice Services.

Equipment and Vehicles

NYC Health and Hospital Special Officers are not permitted to carry firearms on/off duty as per NYS Criminal Procedure law, but do carry a expandable baton, handcuffs, flashlight, and a radio that is directly linked to other officers.

Deaths in the line of duty

Since the establishment of the New York City Hospital Police, three officers have died in the line of duty.^[3]

Officer's name	Date of death	Cause of death
Officer Harry Cantave	August 22, 1990	Stabbed
Captain James Rodriguez	March 19, 1992	Gunfire
Sergeant James C. Low	February 1, 1999	Assault

References

↑ http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201606334000.pdf
↑ "New York State Criminal Procedure Law Article 2". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ "New York City Health and Hospital Police Department, New York Fallen Officers". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-13.

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