Hospital Security and Risk Reduction

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities face a unique "dual mission" dilemma: on the one hand they must provide an unrestricted environment for patients, staff, visitors and contractors while on the other hand, they must provide for a threat free environment to minimize all risks and ensure the safety and well being of patients, staff and visitors and their property.

These very same facilities also face a growing need to manage a broad range of security issues from worker on worker violence to intimate partner violence to ideological violence.

Did you know?

• Worker / Worker violence is based on some sort of real or perceived workplace injustice that builds and builds until finally there's an eruption
• Intimate Partner violence is non surgical, highly emotional and produces a lot of innocent bystander injuries
• Ideological violence is the intersection of terrorism and workplace violence. This can be anything from Planned Parenthood (I'm a warrior for the babies), animal rights activist, environmentalist - not just jihadist or other forms of highly publicized terrorism
• Patients are 4-5 times more likely to be assaulted

When you become aware of a threat, how do you notify your staff? How does your staff notify you?

TapToReport allows instant awareness and response to and from employees, security, environmental services and internal and external departments, all without causing unnecessary stress or awareness to patients and visitors.

Examples:

• Code Red: Fire. One push of a button gives instant awareness and response to location before a PA announcement need be or could be made. Whether a drill or actual alarm, response can be orchestrated while patients remain undisturbed until necessary.
• Code Grey: Person out of control. Quick response time would reduce risk to staff and patients.
• Code Walker: Lost or disoriented patient. All personnel are immediately aware, increasing response time and reducing potential harm to the patient and reducing risk and liability for the hospital.
• Active Shooter: All employees receive immediate alerts, lock down procedures can begin within seconds.

TapToReport reduces liabilities and other risk factors while efficiently increasing reaction times and accountability. Preprogrammed buttons reduce the risk of human error and miscommunications while recording when and where an incident is reported. Appropriate staff is notified and responses are recorded creating an incident audit trail.