Central Florida Regional Hospital has recently initiated a new series of more rigorous security measures and checks after an attempted baby-napping last month. On March 28th, a one-year old boy was taken from the post-partum ward of the hospital by an unidentified (and unauthorized visitor). Thankfully, the child was found and the kidnapper apprehended just an hour later, but the hospital had a wakeup call that their security was lacking and needed a major revamp.

Now, hospital visitors will be issued a photo ID from the hospital. This visitor badge must be displayed at all times. In addition to the visitor cards, a guard will be posted outside the maternity ward at all times, and another will be patrolling the ward at random, ensuring that the facility is safe. Finally, to make sure that nothing slips through a crack, all “baby-sized” bags leaving the hospital with visitors will be inspected.