Securitas Healthcare has announced its acquisition of ZulaFly, a company that specialises in Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) and staff safety technology, underscoring the ongoing evolution of their cloud-based solutions in healthcare.
Known for its cloud-based platform, ZulaFly's real-time visibility and actionable insights enhance healthcare organisations' operations through improved deployment, faster access to insights, and reduced long-term costs.
Market demand for flexible solutions
With Securitas Healthcare's longstanding expertise in supporting healthcare providers, this acquisition reinforces their commitment to delivering both cloud-based and on-premise RTLS solutions. Tony Byerly, Global President and CEO of Securitas Technology, stated, “This acquisition aligns with our focus and commitment to delivering best-in-class RTLS solutions across both cloud-based and on-premise options, keeping our healthcare clients at the center of everything we do.”
Securitas Healthcare has been in the healthcare technology sector for over four decades, continually evolving to meet market demands for adaptable solutions. The integration of ZulaFly's capabilities supports healthcare organisations by offering flexible adoption models and a clearer path towards cloud-based operations.
Expanding cloud capabilities
Bill McCarthy, President of Securitas Healthcare, highlighted the acquisition's strategic significance in enhancing their RTLS platform strategy.
He notes, “ZulaFly advances our RTLS platform strategy by extending our cloud capabilities while continuing to support on-prem environments—translating our long-term vision into flexible deployment options that align with how healthcare organisations operate today.” This approach aims to help healthcare facilities manage complexity and achieve quicker implementation of value-driven solutions.
Advancing safety and efficiency
These solutions provide crucial, real-time insights for several critical healthcare applications
As demands on healthcare organisations increase, the capabilities offered by RTLS platforms become more critical. These solutions provide crucial, real-time insights for several critical healthcare applications, including infant and staff protection, asset management, and environmental monitoring. In senior living environments, they support emergency response systems, nurse call operations, and wander management, among other safety-focused applications.
Commitment to improving care
Stephanie Andersen, CEO and Managing Partner of ZulaFly, expressed enthusiasm about the acquisition, stating, “Securitas Healthcare shares our focus on healthcare and client success, as well as the belief that thoughtfully designed technology can drive meaningful improvement in care environments.” The collaboration aims to deliver advanced, adaptable solutions that bolster the efficiency of healthcare operations.
Through the combined expertise and technology of Securitas Healthcare and ZulaFly, the aim remains clear: to enhance the safety and efficiency of care environments, allowing healthcare professionals to concentrate on their primary focus—quality patient care.
Securitas Healthcare, a provider of real-time visibility and protection solutions for the healthcare industry, is proud to announce the acquisition of ZulaFly, a healthcare-focused Real-Time Location System (RTLS) and staff safety technology company known for its modern, cloud-based platform.
ZulaFly’s cloud-based RTLS platform delivers real-time visibility and actionable insights through a flexible, data-driven architecture. Built as a single SOC 2 Type II–compliant instance, ZulaFly offers an intuitive user experience, easy configuration, standardised data models, centralised analytics, and simplified system management. This approach enables healthcare organisations to deploy faster, gain insights sooner, and reduce long-term total cost of ownership (TCO).
Growing market demand
“This acquisition aligns with our focus and commitment to delivering best-in-class RTLS solutions across both cloud-based and on-premise options, keeping our healthcare clients at the center of everything we do,” said Tony Byerly, Global President and CEO, Securitas Technology. “We are proud to welcome the talented ZulaFly team to Securitas Healthcare and look forward to offering added value for our clients worldwide.”
For more than 40 years, Securitas Healthcare has supported healthcare providers with trusted technology and proven industry expertise. This acquisition strengthens the company’s innovation strategy—expanding its ability to deliver cloud-based solutions while continuing to support on-premises deployments—reflecting growing market demand for flexible adoption models and enabling healthcare organisations to evolve at their own pace with a clear path to the cloud.
Flexible deployment options
“Healthcare organisations are under increasing pressure to improve safety, operate more efficiently, and modernise technology in environments where reliability is critical,” said Bill McCarthy, President, Securitas Healthcare.
“ZulaFly advances our RTLS platform strategy by extending our cloud capabilities while continuing to support on-prem environments—translating our long-term vision into flexible deployment options that align with how healthcare organisations operate today. This enables our clients to manage complexity, scale with confidence, and realise faster speed to value while better supporting the people and environments they serve.”
Related safety solutions
These capabilities are increasingly essential as healthcare organisations navigate rising operational demands, staffing pressures, and heightened expectations around safety and efficiency.
RTLS platforms—available across both cloud‑based and on‑prem environments—deliver enterprise‑wide, real‑time visibility and insight to support key hospital solutions such as infant protection, staff protection, asset management, environmental monitoring, and staff workflow. In senior living settings, RTLS extends across emergency response, nurse call, wander management, and related safety solutions.
Efficient care environments
“This marks an important step forward for ZulaFly,” said Stephanie Andersen, CEO and Managing Partner, ZulaFly. “Securitas Healthcare shares our focus on healthcare and client success, as well as the belief that thoughtfully designed technology can drive meaningful improvement in care environments. Together, our combined cloud-based technology and workflow expertise enable us to deliver flexible, future-ready solutions that help healthcare organisations operate more effectively.”
Together, Securitas Healthcare and ZulaFly will continue advancing technology that helps healthcare organisations create safe, secure, and efficient care environments—enabling care teams and leaders to focus on what matters most.
