Hospital security - Case studies
Rigid endoscopes are used in medical diagnostics and therapy to examine body cavities and hollow organs and to perform minimally invasive procedures. To avoid risks for patients and medical staff, the devices must function perfectly. Reliable quality testing is intended above all to exclude risks from infections and injuries but also misdiagnoses. Quality assurance of rigid endoscopes In many countries, hospitals are required by law to regularly check and maintain their endoscopes to ensure t...
NextGen Security, LLC announced the deployment of their joint solution with Identity One for a Houston-based petrochemical facility for chemicals used in the manufacturing of plastics, tires and gasoline. The 200 plus-acre plant, which grants access to around 400 full-time employees and contractors, expressed a need to upgrade their security system to register and verify transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards, in compliance with the TWIC Final Reader Rule — the curr...
When talking about baseball in the United States, it’s hard not to think of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. With a history spanning more than 100 years, the Chicago Cubs are one of the most recognized teams in professional sports. Every season, millions of loyal fans flock to home games at iconic Wrigley Field. Built-in 1914, it’s the second oldest ballpark in the majors. Living up to its nickname, ‘The Friendly Confines,’ it warmly welcomes all to experience an al...
Qognify, a provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions, has announced that The University of Vermont has transitioned to Qognify VMS. The next-generation enterprise-class video management system (VMS) has been deployed to improve how the university Police Dispatch team manages real-time emergency events, as well as post-incident investigation and daily on-campus surveillance. Challenge Many schools, colleges, and universities rely on their video management systems (VMS) as...
The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a Social Health Insurance Scheme established by CAP 395 with the main objective of ensuring the accessibility of healthcare services to all Tanzanians. The Fund has managed to expand its coverage to include councilors, private companies, religious and educational institutions, private individuals, children under 18 (TOTO Afya) as well as mutual groups, whereby all members have equal access to health services in all accredited health facilities....
Pimloc, the AI video privacy and analytics company announces it has partnered with Rhombus, the Sacramento-based provider of enterprise cloud-managed video security systems. The partnership sees the integration of Pimloc’s API-based video redaction solution, Secure Redact, into Rhombus video management systems (VMS) to ensure all personally identifying information (PII) is removed from captured or live video. The partnership signals a new standard for security and data privacy...
Integrated Protection Maintenance Services (IPL), an Amthal Group company, is pleased to work with WCS Care, for the ongoing safety of staff, residents, and visitors. WCS WCS is a registered charity and runs 13 care homes across Warwickshire, UK, eleven offering residential and short-term respite care and a further two for younger adults with physical disabilities or long-term conditions. IPL currently provides maintenance to three of WCS’s homes for their biometric access s...
Art spaces with valuable exhibits are always a challenge for the security industry. Mobile constructions, architectural features, and a great number of visitors require flexible solutions for complex protection. Module of temporality (MOT) Module of temporality (MOT) is a 417 m2 exhibition space. It consists of 27 metal containers. There are paintings, sculptures, installations, and audiovisual works of 28 artists from 10 countries inside the containers. The exhibition is devoted to th...
ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced that Crawford AuSable School District in Grayling, Michigan has selected the company’s solution to help proactively protect its students and faculty against gun-related violence. Gun detection ZeroEyes’ technology will overlay the schools’ existing security cameras to detect when a firearm is brandished and di...
The Marin Hospital of Hendaye in the French Basque Country faced common challenges posed by mechanical access control. Challenge Relying on mechanical lock-and-key technology made it difficult or impossible to know who had been accessing sensitive areas like treatment rooms and medicine stores. Another source of insecurity was the keys and passes issued to employees and contractors. These often remain in circulation beyond their approved use period, if former employees and s...
imageHOLDERS bespoke kiosk technology has helped ViewPoint Feedback develop a new range of touchless self-service solutions ensuring customers, employees, patients, and students continue to leave vital real-time responses. The new touchless devices match the trademark design and functionality of ViewPoint Feedback’s iconic satisfaction survey stations complete with smiley face buttons, icons, and text but in a format that addresses user concerns about virus transmission, especially in hig...
ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announces that its solution will be implemented by Klamath Falls City Schools to offer proactive protection for students and staff against gun-related threats. ZeroEyes’ A.I. technology is being layered on top of the schools’ existing security cameras, where it will identify brandished guns and dispatch alerts to safety personnel...
With 1,300 cameras recording 24/7 and more than 1,000 investigations to process per year, Massachusetts General Hospital’s security team was not able to keep up with the vast amounts of recorded video. Now, BriefCam Syndex Pro for fast video review, search and analysis, embedded within a Milestone XProtect video management software (VMS) platform is making efficient and effective video investigation possible. Unique challenges to security Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Pol...
Patient falls in nursing homes are a serious problem. In the United States, for example, around 1,800 elderly people living in nursing facilities die each year from injuries related to falls, according to the Nursing Home Abuse Center. Those who survive their injuries often have a reduced quality of life and suffer some form of permanent disability. Challenge Figures show that between 50% and 75% of nursing home residents suffer falls each year, twice the chances of falling compared to seniors...
A global pioneer in the development of vision-based human activity recognition software Kepler Vision Technologies announced its partnership with Belgian medical device company Innomediq. This partnership will see UZ Brussel (University Hospital Brussels) use Kepler’s Night Nurse technology to monitor the well-being of elderly patients. Kepler Night Nurse (KNN) solution The Kepler Night Nurse (KNN) solution is a computer vision-based body language detection system able to detect fa...
Commvault, a global enterprise pioneer in data management across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments announced expanded protection for Kubernetes workloads, including fully automated management, replication, migration, and security enhancements, across its entire portfolio. Enterprise-grade protection The new features, delivered through Commvault Complete™ Data Protection and Metallic® offerings, provide customers with simple management and enterprise-grade protection for hybri...
A pioneer in AI monitoring software - Kepler Vision has announced a new partnership with Hikvision Spain to expand the use of its technology to three psychiatric hospitals in Spain. This move will see care staff empowered to deliver better and faster care to the patients in the event of falls, and assist those suffering from severe dementia. AI-powered solution The installation will see around 120 patients taken care of using 68 streams in both private rooms and public areas. The AI-powered...
To keep residents and visitors safe, 24 hours a day, gated communities need comprehensive, reliable security solutions. At Copperleaf Golf Estate in Centurion, South Africa, these needs have been met with an advanced security solution from Hikvision, which incorporates AI-powered optical, thermal, and license plate recognition cameras that provide real-time alerts in the event of a perimeter breach or other security incident. The challenge Securing gated golf and residential community Reside...
As part of Raphael Hospital’s efforts to minimize the contact of the medical staff with surfaces, Oosto's facial recognition technology was implemented and enables touchless access control to sterile areas. The private Raphael Hospital, located in northern Tel Aviv, Israel, was built from the ground up to provide excellent medical patient care, as well as the golden standard of hospitalization with the most cutting-edge technology. Like any hospital, Raphael Hospital had to deal with cros...
The new Tekirdağ City Hospital represents a landmark in medical care for northwest Türkiye (Turkey). With almost 500 beds – more than 100 for intensive care – 124 clinics and 18 operating theatres, it is the Thrace region’s most advanced health facility. It sought a modern access management solution suited to such a prestigious development. The chosen system would need to efficiently handle a large number of doors and users - around 3,000 Euro cylinders were required, a f...
The use of biometrics to increase the security integrity of hospital settings has been booming, and it is only expected to rise. According to recent research studies, the global healthcare biometrics market is projected to reach US$ 14.5 billion by 2025. Types of Biometric Security Facial Authentication There are a variety of options for healthcare facilities to implement biometric security in their organizations, in order to increase hospital access controls. A few examples of which incl...
When Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste Portes du Sud looked to modernize door security, their focus was clear - A battery-powered rather than wired solution was required to meet the access control challenges of a hospital environment. Like any healthcare setting, Portes du Sud needed to ensure their premises are an open, welcoming space for the public, while simultaneously keeping medicines, staff, equipment and sensitive data secure. Every user group — from doctors, nurses, patients and thei...
Hinduja hospital is an ultramodern, multi-specialty tertiary care hospital with a Medical Research Centre (MRC) in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, USA. The hospital has an inpatient capacity of 342 beds, inclusive of 53 critical care beds in different specialties. As a tertiary care hospital, the services offered are comprehensive, covering investigation and diagnosis to therapy, surgery, and post-operative care. The inpatient services are complemented with a day...
In addition to traditional security and monitoring functions, Milestone’s open platform video management system at Nemours Children’s Hospital is used to help deliver unique services across departments including radiology and cardiology, behavioral health and autism clinics, for aggression detection, medication tracking, and more. As one of the largest integrated children’s health systems in the U.S., Nemours Children’s Hospital is committed to keeping the highest qualit...
A hospital’s first priority is patient health and safety. Aperio® wireless technology provides the freedom to focus on those goals, offering the accountability, convenience, and security needed to operate effectively and efficiently. This innovative solution allows the hospital to manage many openings, protect employees, patients and visitors, ensure compliance, reduce costs, and protect valuable equipment and supplies. Some of the examples are as follows: Supply cabinets Mo...
IDEMIA I&S North America, the identity security and authentication solutions provider, announced the first-of-its-kind travel platform, ID2Travel is launching in North America. ID2Travel is the only interoperable traveler identity platform covering the entire passenger facilitation ecosystem, already proven by IDEMIA and partners around the globe. Identity management and biometric identification Based on identity management and biometric identification, ID2Travel is a passenger facilitatio...
Real-time access control can enable facility managers to get ahead of security problems, rather than wait for them to get worse. Yet traditional wired access control can be expensive and disruptive to install. Wireless Aperio locks — installed cable-free and integrated online — add this real-time control to more doors at a much lower cost than equivalent wired door locks. Why do security managers increasingly prioritize online access control? Because real-time management of an onlin...
Patient falls in nursing homes are a serious problem. In the United States, for example, around 1,800 elderly people, living in nursing facilities, die each year from injuries related to falls, according to the Nursing Home Abuse Center. Those patients who survive their injuries often have a reduced quality of life and suffer some form of permanent disability. Rise in nursing home patient falls Figures show that between 50% and 75% of nursing home residents suffer falls each year, twice the c...
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is the latest healthcare site to benefit from Triton², a patented, high-security master key system from ASSA ABLOY, delivering assured security and key control. The Trust’s Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Brownsword Therapies Center is a key facility to take advantage of the Triton² system. Opening in 2019 at the main Royal United Hospitals site in the Weston area of Bath, the center is an outpatient facilit...
Novo Surgical unveiled its first-generation RFID-enabled surgical instrument prototypes, at IAHCSMM 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The prototypes are the result of month-long research and development efforts, by Novo Surgical’s engineering and quality control teams, and using patented Xerafy RFID technology. “We’re excited to present our first-generation of smart instruments developed in collaboration with Xerafy,” said Abed Moiduddin, the Vice President (VP) of Bus...
