Hospitals protect environments where physical safety, patient care, technology and critical infrastructure are deeply interconnected. The challenge is growing: the American Hospital Association (AHA) estimates that workplace and community violence cost U.S. hospitals $18.27 billion in 2023, while hospitals continue to face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that can disrupt clinical operations, compromise sensitive information and put patient safety at risk. The Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Division 2025 Annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report showed that compared to all other critical infrastructure sectors, the healthcare sector is the number one sector targeted by ransomware.

 This symposium, in partnership with the American Hospital Association, will bring together health care security professionals and technology leaders to examine how hospitals and health systems are building a more comprehensive approach to security across both the physical and digital environments. The discussion will explore how technologies such as access control, video surveillance, threat detection, cloud infrastructure and data security can work together to address today's most pressing risks. To discuss these risks, we will be joined by both The City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and the American Hospital Association.