Healthcare security applications - Case studies
The system comprises multiple Optex BoundaryGard Active AX beams and the new FIT Series FTN RAM detectorsA variety of innovative external detectors from Optex Europe have been installed at a psychiatric hospital to prevent patients from leaving the site, accessing out of bounds areas and escaping via the roof or causing themselves injury.Following a change in Home Office guidelines, psychiatric hospitals have been obliged to upgrade their security. Brighton-based installer Securitel, which has w...
CEM Systems supplied the hospitals with a fully integrated IP solution using the CEM AC2000 SE systemGlasgow hospitals, Stobhill and Victoria are two of Scotland's largest hospitals, each featuring four floors covering 30,000 square metres and providing care for 400,000 patients. CEM Systems supplied the new £100 million hospitals with a fully integrated IP solution using the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system. Installed by ADT Glasgow, the AC2000 SE system also provided the integrati...
Image shows Axis' network cameras placed over the incubatorsMissionThe VU University Medical Centre has placed cameras over incubators to let parents see their child at any time they wish via the Internet.SolutionThe VU University Medical Centre chose an IP-based camera, particularly because they are easy to use. As the newborns are mostly incubated in a darkened environment, the VU University Medical Centre thought it important for the cameras to produce images of excellent quality under these...
The CEM AC2000 Lite security management system is chosen to secure access to the HospitalCEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that the CEM AC2000 Lite security management system has been chosen to secure access to the new £18 million Midlothian Community Hospital. The tender to install the system was won by Tough Security Systems Ltd. The AC2000 Lite system was specified by Mark Doherty, Security Consultant with DSSR, in order to meet the client's requirements. The AC2000...
The customer's challenge Wesley Medical Centre, near downtown Wichita, Kansas, grew from a humble, 30-bed beginning in 1912 to a three-and-a-half city block campus that provides 760 beds and 102 bassinets. The centre is a designated full-service medical and Level 1 Trauma Centre. As the campus continues to expand to meet state-wide medical needs, so do the security challenges. New facilities obstructed installed camera views, requiring cameras to be added or repositioned. Trauma h...
In a fully equipped operating theatre at the German Heart Institute in Berlin trainee surgeons, anaesthetists and cardio-technicians practise open-heart surgery on a sophisticated dummy. A Geutebruck hybrid recorder stores video, audio and theatre equipment data, while streaming it in real time to the trainer in the control room and to fellow students in a lecture theatre. With a special medical torso, complete with beating heart and simulated responses to different drug treatments a...
Working in close partnership to deliver an integrated access control system for Southmead Hospital in Bristol, TDSi and Sovereign Fire and Security are implementing a modern, robust and future-proof solution. In 2008, North Bristol NHS Trust identified the need for a new access control system to replace life-expired equipment at Southmead, with a view not only to replacing current equipment but also to developing a solution that would be suitable for the city's new £430 million...
"We are a public facility that needs to be hospitable and accessible to the community on the one hand, but on the other hand, we see changes in such growing communities as ours where crime becomes more of an issue. We are committed to ensuring the safety of both our patients and employees," says the Executive Vice President at a hospital in New York State. "It's a vulnerable population with many of the patients being elderly or psychiatric, and we have to protect them at the same time as t...
The existing security installation at the hospital consisted of a variety of different locking systems, including a cylinder lock master key system and numerous key code locks fitted to most of the wards. However, this was inflexible and did not give the level of security the hospital now wants to provide. The solution decided on by the hospital therefore was to remove the incumbent system of codes and key control and replace it with a modern state-of-the-art electronic access system that...
Mission Durban-based Ethekwini Hospital & Heart Centre is a state-of-the-art facility committed to taking customer service to new heights. Born from the dreams of businessman and surgeon, Dr Diliza Mji, it truly transforms private medical care in South Africa. Tragically, hospitals are no longer unaffected by the wide-spread crime affecting other businesses in South Africa. True to their calling to provide exceptional standards of service to their patients, Ethekwini Hospital has ident...
The challenge Health care organisations the world over are working to make their systems more efficient. In Kenya, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) prints member ID cards in-house to reduce fraud and improve patient satisfaction. The NHIF is a government health care organisation covering Kenyans for their in-patient medical needs. Workers earning more than a defined amount must contribute to the fund through payroll deductions. Membership is voluntary for self-employed workers. The...
The Centre selected Johnson Controls to design, install, and implement the integrated security solutionIn pursuit of an innovative clinical care experience, the new Roy and Patricia Disney Cancer Centre in San Fernando Valley, Calif., features integrated information technologies (IT) designed to enhance the patient experience and ensure efficient facility operations. Providence Saint Joseph Medical Centre, which operates the new cancer treatment facility, selected Johnson Controls to design, ins...
The new security system features 75 VIVOTEK FD7160 2MP cameras running on an eXacq software platformMissionMontana State Hospital in Warm Springs, Montana is the only public psychiatric hospital in Montana which provides inpatient psychiatric treatment for adults with mental illness. The facility has a long history, dating back to the year 1877, with the most recent building erected in 2001 due to the generosity of Montana's taxpayers. It includes over 200 beds and over 400 full-time employees....
The RSP-100s equips employers to know where their lone workers are when they need assistance and securityThe level of physical violence against NHS staff has failed to improve for the fourth year in a row according to a recent staff survey. It has also been reported that 12% of NHS workers have experienced physical violence from patients or their relatives.Against the backdrop of these statistics it is not perhaps surprising that the NHS as a whole continues to operate a zero tolerance campaign...
PFN installed a total of 87 VIVOTEK IP3122 network cameras in the hospitalMissionFounded in 1971, Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF) in Tehran, capital of Iran, is a private, non-profit charity organisation offering free services to patients suffering from physical handicap, special illnesses, and elderly individuals with no financial resources. Many patients suffer from MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and amnesia and require full-time care. Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune disease that may cause suf...
VIVOTEK's IP surveillance system reinforces hospital security and management efficiencyMissionSecurity is a top priority for a hospital and the Egypt-based General Authority for Health Insurance Hospital is no exception. The hospital suffered significant property losses and a perceived threat to patients' lives posed by theft and vandalism of medical equipment. Furthermore, managing the growing number of staff and patients and keeping operations under control weighed heavily upon the hospital ma...
The flexible XS4 solution can easily grow to meet any ongoing security requirements at The Cavell CentrePeterborough's new mental health unit, The Cavell Centre, has installed a SALTO XS4 access control system to provide advanced security management. The hospital awarded the contract to local approved SALTO business partner, Turentek Ltd. Located on the grounds of the Edith Cavell Hospital site, which will eventually be called the Edith Cavell Healthcare Campus, The Cavell Centre is part of the...
Axis's IP video surveillance is an effective anti-shrinkage solution for pharmaciesMissionEchassons Pharmacy, located in a very busy shopping mall in Longpont-sur-Orge, France, suffered from extremely high shrinkage. A €20,000 inventory shortfall spurred the owner, Mr. Confaits, to install video surveillance cameras to help locate and eliminate the causes of the shrinkage.SolutionVidéoconsult, an Axis Solution Gold Partner specialising in shopping centres, met Mr. Confaits' needs by...
CEM Systems' highly integrated security solution will help protect staff, patients and the hospital equipment and premisesCEM Systems, a Tyco International company, has supplied a fully-integrated IP security solution at Glasgow's new £100m Stobhill and Victoria hospitals. The industry-renowned CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system was installed by ADT Fire & Security to secure each of the state-of-the-art facilities. As part of a prestigious public/private sector par...
SALTO access control system installed at the Beacon Centre for the BlindThe Beacon Centre began life in 1875 as the Wolverhampton Society for the Blind. It is now known as the Beacon Centre for the Blind, and helps people with sight loss live fuller and more independent lives.As amenities at the centre have developed and increased, becoming the focus of activities for the local visually impaired population, the need for on-site accommodation for older blind and partially sighted peop...
CL600 mechanical lock with the Quick Code keypad recoding function has been installed in the hospitalFacilities Managers at The John Radcliffe Hospital have specified Codelocks to provide convenient, flexible access control solutions for high traffic areas within the healthcare facility.The new CL600 mechanical lock with the Quick Code keypad recoding function has been installed to provide a heavy duty, low maintenance solution for doors in constant use throughout the hospital.T...
Arecont Vision's IP network cameras help provide a good balance between security and privacy at St Andrew's VillageWhile security measures guarding the ill and the aged may not be tested as frequently as those protecting our more commercial and domestic treasures, the need to adequately secure institutions such as hospitals and retirement homes is certainly no less important. However, unlike a retail outlet or a private home, there is a fine line between the provision of absolute security and a...
Muskogee Community Hospital decided to invest in the Avigilon HD surveillance system to secure facilityChallengeDeploy a powerful and cost-effective surveillance system to monitor hospital construction site and leverage for hospital facility surveillance upon completion.SolutionMuskogee Community Hospital installed the Avigilon HD surveillance system, including Avigilon HD cameras ranging from two to five megapixels, at the hospital's construction site to monitor for criminal activity and to sur...
In good hands Nobody really likes to be in hospital. But knowing that you're in good hands makes everything a little bit easier. The patients at the Maria Hilf Clinics in Moenchengladbach can be sure of that. After all, each hospital that the clinic operates, Maria Hilf, St. Franziskus and Kamillianer, has a very thorough approach to patient care. The whole person "We aim to provide each and every patient with the most modern medical treatment available," said Stefan Bahun, head of security,...
The challenge Hospital car parks are typically very busy, especially during visiting hours. Late at night they become lonely, poorly lit areas, tempting assaults, vandalism and theft. Staff on night shifts often have to rely on security guards to escort them to their vehicles, therefore leaving other areas unattended. The cost of having additional security staff on hand might be tolerable for larger hospitals, but is not an option for smaller or regional facilities. The concern that security s...
When technology giant Olympus Osyris developed in conjunction with the UK National Health Service an integrated suite of component modules for improving blood transfusion safety, they turned to Alpro (part of IEC Ltd.) to provide electronic locking to store and track the units of blood.The system known as "Bloodtrak" ensures the right blood is given to the right patient and has been proven in hospitals around the world. Each fridge and blood safe is locked by an Alpro cabinet lock and...
IQinVision, market leader in high-performance megapixel IP security cameras, intelligent network cameras, and IP video recording systems, today announced that Bonifacio Hospital, on the island of Corsica, has deployed 23 IQeye megapixel cameras, managed by a Viseox VXCORE video management and storage system. The use of megapixel camera technology allowed the hospital to reduce by more than 50% the number of cameras needed to accomplish their surveillance objectives. The island of Corsica, at th...
Integrated access control specialist TDSi has delivered a wide range of projects in the healthcare sector. The company's systems have been developed with the needs of users, building managers and installers in mind, delivering powerful access control, as well as full integration capabilities with other building management systems.The company's systems have been in operation at the University of Bristol Healthcare Trust since 1995. In hospitals across the city, over 550 doors are secu...
SNUH Clinical Research InstituteSince its establishment in 1885, Seoul National University Hospital has been one of the nation's finest medical facilities. One of the many excellent medical research departments in SNUH, the Clinical Research Institute is the first specialised organization for clinical research in Korea. The operation units in CRI include 3 research wards, 6 outpatient clinics, pharmacy department, clinical laboratory/core lab & serum bank, analytical/pharmacology lab, Pharma...
Against a background of significant budget cuts and a demographic shift towards an aging population (in the Western world life expectancy is approximately seven years higher than it was 50 years ago), a major challenge for the healthcare sector is to reduce costs without compromising on the quality of treatment and care. Integration is fast becoming the watchword in healthcare as it is in many industries when it comes to building solutions. Whether it is a hospital, an out-patients...
