Hospital security - Case studies
Göttingen University Medical Centre protects waste management staff with the latest in personal protection communications Multitone Electronics plc, a provider of design, manufacture and implementation of integrated communication systems, announces that it German-based team, Multiton Elektronik GmbH, has supplied and installed its EkoSecure emergency signalling system to protect waste management staff at the Göttingen University Medical Centre in Germany. Maximum em...
The flexible protocols of the controllers meant they could function with the existing third-party readers King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of London’s largest and busiest hospitals. It provides a full range of local services for over 700,000 people in southeast London. The ACT equipment enabled networking the company’s units to a PC allowing up to 2,000 doors to be monitored on a single system with 30,000 users. Flexible protocols Crucia...
Operation of the locks on the door makes the system comfortable and easy to use TweeSteden Hospital had no fewer than 1600 lockers. Each employee had access throughout the year to a personal locker with a traditional lock. This had a number of disadvantages: keys disappeared without a trace, there was no insight into use of the lockers and management of them was opaque. During a major renovation project in the hospital, it became clear that there would no longer be suffic...
The certificates give the necessary identity proofing to ensure that consumers can confidently engage with their care providers Secure identity solutions IdenTrust, part of ASSA ABLOY Group company HID Global, is participating in a program to make it easier for healthcare consumers in the US to share their personal health information with medical professionals via secure email. Through the Partnership for Patients Program (P4PP) launched by collaborative non-profit associatio...
The system allows for remote key management, providing audit trails on locks and padlocks Abloy UK and medical equipment manufacturer Bristol Maid have supplied the Queen Elizabeth (QE) Hospital Birmingham with over 1,400 keys and 1,600 locks, fitting PROTEC2 CLIQ© and Traka21 advanced key management systems to improve the security of medicines. Key management challengeIn addition to nursing efficiency, one of the major issues faced by QE and many other healthcare organis...
Surveon’s solution includes high-resolution cameras and enterprise hardware RAID megapixel recorders Taipei City Hospital has adopted Surveon’s network cameras and NVR as their partner for surveillance application. With Surveon’ s end-to-end product lineup, including high-resolution cameras and enterprise hardware RAID megapixel recorders, City Hospital can effectively track every corner at any time to ensure the security of this medical environment. Medical...
ASSA ABLOY cam action door closers ensure that the doors are light to open while retaining closing power A South Yorkshire District General Hospital has been supplied with a range of hardware by ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, a provider of door opening solutions. South Yorkshire hospital is a 500-bed hospital, run by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Each year the hospital treats around 150,000 patients along with 95,500 A&...
Valley Health is a non-profit organisation that provides healthcare throughout Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. With its headquarters in Winchester, Virginia, Valley Health now operates six hospitals: Winchester Medical Center, Warren Memorial Hospital, Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, Page Memorial Hospital, Hampshire Memorial Hospital and War Memorial Hospital. In 2010, Valley Health admitted 31,000 inpatients, swiftly handled more than 112,000 emergency room visits and totalled more than 8...
Traka21 is used to manage access to the remote programmable Abloy Protec2 CLIQ keys NHS Trusts are becoming more and more focused on providing the best patient care in hospitals across the UK. A recent study by one NHS trust showed that nurses spent as much as 40 minutes in an 8 hour shift looking for keys to drugs cabinets. Traka21 is used to manage access to the remote programmable Abloy Protec2 CLIQ keys. Abloy’s drug management solution – Protec2 CLIQ programs...
The new entrance at Froedtert Hospital has less air seepage, keeping the hospital lobby warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, recently announced that Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network, a regional health care organisation with locations throughout Wisconsin, is employing an entrance configuration that combines an exterior automatic sliding door with an...
The hospital chose Nedap AEOS access control integrated with Aperio wireless locks A modern hospital demands secure, but flexible, access control, around the clock and 365 days a year. At Ghent’s new Hospital Maria Middelares, ASSA ABLOY—in partnership with Nedap—delivered just that. Instead of old-fashioned mechanical locks and cumbersome keys, the hospital chose Nedap AEOS access control integrated with Aperio® wireless locks to protect staff, patie...
SMART4 provides earliest warning of fire conditions, whilst minimising inconvenience of unwanted alarms Introduction With the number of unwanted alarms reaching intolerable levels, Calderdale Royal Hospital installed technology from Notifier by Honeywell to solve the problem and create a state-of-the-art fire detection system. Calderdale Royal Hospital is a modern centre of excellence that first opened its doors to patients in April 2001, after becoming one of the country&rs...
The Northumbria hospital will utilise AC2000 visual imaging & pass production system and AC2000 alarm event display Tyco Security Products announced recently its selection as the access control solution provider for the NHS Northumbria’s new Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington, UK. SPIE Scotshield installed the access control solution from CEM Systems along with the complete fire and security solution for the Hospital. Northumbria specialist emergency care hospit...
MOBOTIX Corp., an industry-leading provider of high resolution, network-based security solutions, recently announced the Vidant Beaufort Hospital deployed a comprehensive MOBOTIX surveillance system at its 142-bed non-profit hospital in North Carolina. The cameras were installed in multiple phases as a method of modernising the heath care facility’s security infrastructure to allow security personnel to operate more efficiently, while reducing liability and deterring crime. “In an e...
St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) has a history dating back to 1869. The Catholic health care organisation is governed by St. Joseph’s Health Care Society of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, and its services are publicly funded. Today, the hospital system--which consists of four major sites and more than 3 million square feet of space--is one of Ontario, Canada’s leading teaching hospitals. Renowned for compassionate care, St. Joseph’s is one of th...
With its duty of care to vulnerable patients, staff and visitors, along with the need to protect valuable assets, the healthcare sector is one of the most dependent upon reliable and well-designed security systems. Added to this, many healthcare trusts have to be perpetually mindful of budget requirements - so all investments have to provide excellent value for money. TDSi is a global leader in integrated security systems and offers a wide range of solutions that cater for the numerous and ofte...
To secure the largest single NHS hospital build in Scotland, CEM AC2000 was selected to ensure the safety of patients and staff as well as the new hospital buildings. AC2000 security management system and access control hardware provide the South Glasgow Hospitals with a comprehensive integrated security system to meet their requirements now and in the future. CEM Approved Reseller Boston Networks installed the multi million pound Intelligent Building solution for the new super hospital, with...
Like other hospitals around the country, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore deals with the often competing goals of improving patient safety and satisfaction, nurse satisfaction and nursing efficiency, all while controlling costs. A recent project – the installation of single-patient, automated medication cabinets in each patient room – has resulted in improvements in all of these areas. The initial goal of the project was to decrease the potential for error during medication administratio...
SWFT provides end-to-end accountability for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data The Jacksonville Naval Hospital has procured the Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT) Enrollment System from Corvus Integration, Inc, a veteran-owned small business based out of Reston, Virginia. These SWFT Systems will enable users to upload electronic fingerprints and demographic information for applicants requiring a background investigation. The SWFT system eliminates the manua...
UNION’s keyULTRA™ 6 pin masterkey system offers improved key control for NHS security and facilities managers UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, is supplying its keyULTRA™ system to the state of the art West Cumberland Hospital. The hospital is based in Whitehaven, Cumbria and is set to open in October 2015. Facilities will include 261 beds; the majority of which will be...
ISONAS system was well received and expanded to additional departments Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics meets the healthcare needs of Adams County, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. Located in the central Wisconsin Village of Friendship, surrounded by beautiful farm lands, the original hospital was dedicated in July 1959. The original hospital featured a surgery suite, maternity ward, emergency room, laboratory, x-ray room, and support services, along with a total o...
The ISONAS system provides ability for assigning access permissions on door-by-door basis for individuals or groups Since its establishment in 2004, Heart 'n Home Hospice & Palliative Care has optimised the quality of life for individuals in the final stages of terminal illness. Heart 'n Home has become the leading hospice provider in Idaho and Eastern Oregon, having served over 2,500 patients since opening in March of 2004. In addition to the original office in Fruitland,...
AC2000 software offers an unparalleled range of security applications that enhance security and customer operations To secure King Khalid University Hospital and ensure the constant safety of its staff, patients and visitors, CEM’s AC2000 access control and security management system was installed. AC2000 access control and security management system provides King Khalid University Hospital with a range of access control features and functionality, as well as CEM’...
Symmetry will control access throughout the facility and staff and patients will use their access cards The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents, an acute care, mental health facility for youth, has chosen AMAG Technology’s Symmetry V8 access control system with Symmetry CompleteView Video Management System and Symmetry PowerProtect NVR platform to secure its hospital facility in Staunton, Virginia. AMAG Technology is a security management solution provider...
CEM AC2000 SE was installed to secure the hospital and to keep staff, visitors and patients safe The dedicated university hospital which opened in Saudi Arabia in 1982 provides 800 patient beds, over 20 operating rooms and fully equipped and staffed laboratories. The university hospital contains a special outpatient building and provides primary and secondary care services for Saudi patients. CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system was installed to secure t...
Leading university hospital, King Khalid, has saved significant time and money by shifting from traditional, key-based metal lockers to flexlockers secured by Nedap’s electronic locks. Locker key management was becoming increasingly more time consuming and expensive, but it’s important for the university to provide a safe place for students’ belongings. It consulted trusted partner Best InfoTech Solutions, which recommended Nedap’s electronic locks. Students can operate t...
Hospital rooms must be well-lit for video surveillance to deliver usable images. At the same time, the rooms must be dark at night so patients can sleep. Surveillance equipment must also be designed for maximum durability and safety. To achieve effective surveillance video, major Oregon and Washington hospitals use the EX36 Corner-mount No-Grip Camera from the Bosch Extreme CCTV series in their Behavioural Health units, Sleep Research Labs and ER Holding Rooms. Problem: seeing in the dark Sl...
According to the US Census Bureau 2012, the annual revenue total of the healthcare industry is $1.668 Trillion. There are 5,724 registered hospitals in the US (American Hospital Association). Each one is estimated to be worth between $100-500m in terms of total asset value (building, staff, and equipment). In the 2012 Hospital Security Summary, 25% of respondents reported an overall increase in attacks and assaults compared with more than 7% reporting a decrease; 34% reported an increase in pat...
Over 62 high profile doors at the centre are fitted with offline networked SALTO XS4 handle sets Customer As the number of people attending Accident and Emergency Departments and Acute Medical Units (AMU) continues to grow and put pressure on the NHS, a brand new medical centre in South West London is welcome news. Nelson Health Centre in Merton, South West London, is being developed on the site of the former Nelson Hospital on Kingston Road. NHS Merton Clinical Commissionin...
Customer Sacred Heart Health System is a 466-bed acute care facility. It includes Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital. Since the Daughters of Charity opened the area’s first hospital in 1915, Sacred Heart Health System has grown into the region’s leader for providing high-quality, compassionate health care. Sacred Heart Health Systems is affiliated with Ascension Health, the nation’s larges...
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