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In a hospital, every detail matters. From patient care to the coordination of nursing staff and logistical requirements, a frequently underestimated plays a key role: visitor management. In particular, visitor identification is essential for guaranteeing safety, peace of mind and the smooth running of the establishment.

Healthcare visitor management has the difficult task of screening and identifying approved visitors, keeping unwanted visitors out of complex building structures, and monitoring and controlling visitor access within a facility. It has to strike the difficult balance between welcoming visitors in a positive manner and providing a safe and secure environment for staff, patients, and other visitors.

This is a challenge but PDC is ready to help with its over 60 years experience. Our systems and solutions provide a convenient and customizable safeguard for your people and property, record who is on your premises, and provide a pleasant visitor experience for your guests.

The basis of every visitor management system is the desire to keep a site and its personnel safe from harm.

While it’s true that there are common threads between site safety at all kinds of workplaces, there are unique aspects of healthcare facilities that make the need for hospital Visitor Management more pressing.

It’s important to note that even among hospitals and medical centers there are going to be huge differences in safety needs. For example, an emergency room in rural area is going to have different security concerns than an emergency room in the heart of a big city.

However, healthcare facilities, by nature, share several common traits that make visitor management extremely important.

The key to creating a comprehensive hospital security program is to avoid the desire to find a “one size fits all” solution. With so many aspects to cover, you’re unlikely to find a “does it all” system that meets your needs.

Your hospital security system should include a focus on these three functions:

1. Ensuring only authorized personnel are on site
2. Processing guests and prevent those with bad intentions from getting inside
3. Securing the sensitive rooms of your facility

These can also be bucketed as focusing on employee ID, visitor management and access control. Here are three areas of focus to make your hospital a safer, more secure place for patients, staff and guests.