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Senior Director Department of Public Safety and Security

Brian Uridge

Brian Uridge has more than three decades of experience in law enforcement, healthcare security, and fire service. Since 2018, he has served as deputy director of public safety and security for the University of Michigan and director of security for Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan. In this capacity, Brian Uridge oversees security and law enforcement personnel for a health system with 34,000 employees. that is visited by three million patients per year. A certified police officer for the university, he manages a full-time team, including clinical trainers, a K-9 team, security staff, and a community policing unit. During his first few years with the University of Michigan, Mr. Uridge helped create the health system’s first K-9 program and developed a home health tactical safety training procedure. Before that, he spent three years as director of security services for Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids.

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Contributor Brief·Brian Uridge · 2 articles
Updated Apr 15, 2024

Early intervention and human presence reshape outcomes in crisis care

Uridge argues that systemic healing—whether in digestive health or trauma recovery—requires moving detection and intervention upstream, before crisis point. He advocates that frontline professionals (physicians, police) must prioritize compassionate presence and early engagement as clinical interventions themselves, not as ancillary to technical treatment.

2 sectors

where early intervention fundamentally accelerates patient healing

“Rising GI disorders and AI innovation are reshaping detection and treatment of digestive health.”

Healthcare Needs a GUT Check…Literally!

Intervention approach impact on recovery speed and outcomes

Police compassion-first victim support9
AI-driven early GI disorder detection8
Traditional reactive investigation/diagnosis4
Provider engagement beyond immediate crisis8

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31%Police compassion-first
Police compassion-first victim support
AI-driven early GI disorder detection
Traditional reactive investigation/diagnosis
Provider engagement beyond immediate crisis

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trauma survivors heal when police prioritize compassion over procedure

Trauma survivors heal faster when police officers prioritize compassionate victim support beyond investigation.

When Law Enforcement Provides Victim Support, That's Where the Healing Starts

Early detection through AI reshapes digestive health outcomes before conditions become critical.

Healthcare Needs a GUT Check…Literally!

“Frontline presence, not process alone, determines whether patients recover or deteriorate.”

Themes:Early detection prevents crisis escalation across sectorsHuman presence as clinical intervention, not supplementCompassion-centered practice reshapes measurable health outcomes

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