Hospital Security Solutions

Hospitals depend upon their reputations – and therefore they need to be able to trust their suppliers completely. Amongst global security suppliers, Chubb stands out as one of the world’s leaders with a proven track record and a portfolio of total security and fire protection solutions. The company’s capabilities range from electronic security and fire protection to monitoring services and the supply of trained and experienced security personnel.

The security needs of the healthcare market are unique. The hospital environment is particularly vulnerable to crime, being exposed 24 hours a day, all year round, with multiple access points. For management, this means constant concern over patient, employee and visitor safety, as well as the risk of crimes ranging from vandalism, theft and drug taking to sabotage and kidnap. The significant percentage of female staff in hospitals is exposed to potentially threatening situations, where highly charged circumstances can lead to violence.

The problem of security-related lawsuits has also become an increasingly important issue for hospital managers. Value for money is also a critical factor in the selection and management of external suppliers.

With a heritage spanning 180 years, Chubb has a wealth of experience in the healthcare sector, and a detailed understanding of the particular requirements of this market. Examples of Chubb’s expertise include:

• Intruder and access control
• Parking systems
• Biometric security devices
• Monitoring services
• Patient tracking systems
• Staff - patient communication systems
• Security personnel
• Advanced early warning fire detection
• Fire suppression systems
• Portable fire extinguisher installation and service
• Site entry management systems

Chubb works in partnership with contractors – both during hospital construction programmes with highly experienced site-based management, and in ongoing facilities management. Ongoing research and development keeps the company at the forefront of design, manufacture, implementation and management of fire detection and security systems. There is a Chubb solution for every site.

Dedicated teams design and install systems that are tailored precisely to match a hospital’s exact requirements. Planned maintenance contracts are supplemented by guaranteed 24 hour, seven days a week emergency cover provided by national service teams. This ensures an immediate response when it is needed from Chubb’s dedicated experts, enabling systems to maintain their efficiency at all times.

Another of Chubb’s strengths lies in its regional and national coverage, which means it can provide complete consistency of standards and support, wherever its customers operate. Local coordination ensures optimum service and availability.

Working with more than one supplier can be both time-consuming and expensive. Chubb provides a seamless service, built around complementary systems. Integrated, innovative and tailored systems delivered from a common technology platform enable the best possible solutions for each individual location. Thus the hospital is able to benefit from increased staff efficiencies as well as cost savings, and managers benefit from having a single point of contact for all their security needs.

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