Six Additional Officers Sworn In at Marion General Hospital

It was a historical day at Marion Health on Monday, March 18, 2019, as they celebrated the swearing-in of six additional Marion General Hospital police officers. The passage of Indiana Senate Bill 582 allows hospitals to establish a hospital police department, appoint hospital police officers, prescribe the duties, and direct the conduct of hospital police officers.

Patrick Kolb, Marion Health Chief of Police, led the inaugural ceremonies today, inviting Grant County Superior Court II Judge Dana Kenworthy to facilitate the official swearing in of the MGH police officers. Officers Gavin Perkins, Joe Turner, Greg Watson, Kit Hunter, Josh Miller, and Jerry Brown invited family members to join in their innovation and swearing-in ceremonies in front a room-filled audience of MGH employees, physicians, volunteers and community members.

The Marion Health Police Department provides enhanced safety for patients, visitors and staff. MGH began the process of establishing its own police department in 2017.

Today’s celebrated Marion Health police officers are the second group to attend and successfully complete the mandatory training outlined by the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board.