Healthcare

Staff Safety Solution

Deliver an advanced, real-time duress call system designed to help protect healthcare workers and support faster response.

Hospitals operate around the clock, and frontline staff work in high‑stress, unpredictable environments. Nurses, clinicians and support teams regularly encounter verbal aggression, physical threats, or emergencies where immediate assistance is critical.

Yet staff safety in many facilities still relies on manual panic buttons, overhead alerts, or finding a nearby colleague. These methods are often slow, location‑dependent, and ineffective when seconds matter, leading to delayed responses, higher risk of injury, underreporting of incidents and increased burnout.

The challenge isn’t awareness — it’s response time and visibility. Without real‑time insight into where staff are and when they need help, hospitals struggle to deliver fast, coordinated support. Purpose‑built, real‑time staff safety solutions close this gap and make a measurable difference.

Help Ensure the Safety and Well-Being of Your Healthcare Staff

HID’s Bluetooth® Low Energy Staff Safety solution includes lightweight badges that can be attached to staff IDs and feature user-activated push buttons, enabling staff members to discreetly request help and be located quickly when assistance is needed.

Centralized monitoring combined with decentralized team alerts helps responders act quickly, send assistance to the right location and reduce escalation during critical incidents.

HID Healthcare RTLS Duress Badge for Healthcare

Alert

Staff can discreetly request help at the push of a button.
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Locate

Real-time location awareness helps responders quickly identify where assistance is needed.
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Protect

Faster response supports safer workplaces and greater confidence for frontline teams.

Keep Your Healthcare Staff Safe

When healthcare workers feel safe, patient care is stronger. HID’s staff safety solution helps create safer environments for clinicians, support teams and the patients they serve.

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Reduce Staff Anxiety and Stress

Healthcare workers who feel protected experience lower stress levels, supporting clearer decision-making and stronger care delivery.
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Improve Response Time

Reliable duress alerting helps teams respond quickly when assistance is needed.
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Deter Workplace Violence

Visible safety measures and faster intervention can reduce the impact of aggressive incidents.
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Support Staff Retention

Safer work environments contribute to higher job satisfaction and stronger workforce retention.

Staff Safety

Healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing staff safety in both clinical and non-clinical environments where employees may face aggressive behavior, medical emergencies or work alone in isolated areas.

To respond quickly to incidents, hospitals are deploying staff safety duress badges that enable caregivers and support staff to discreetly request help wherever they are in the facility.

Because badges must be worn for long shifts and perform across complex indoor environments, healthcare organizations need lightweight, low-power devices that integrate with Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS).

By combining duress alerting with real-time location awareness, RTLS enables faster incident response and greater situational visibility for security and clinical leaders.

The result is faster assistance, improved workplace safety, reduced risk of harm and greater confidence among employees that help is always within reach.

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Statistically Speaking

75% of Workplace Assults Occur in healthcare facilities among the 25,000 incidents reported annually.
76% of Nurses Report verbal and/or physical violence while on the job.
5X More Likely to experience violence than any other industry

Why HID for Staff Safety?

HID's healthcare RTLS delivers secure, scalable real-time location solutions designed specifically for healthcare environments.

With a single platform supporting staff safety, patient safety, asset management, hand hygiene and environmental monitoring, HID helps hospitals address immediate workforce challenges while building a foundation for future use cases.

RTLS in Healthcare

Trusted at Scale

HID technology is used by approximately 80% of hospitals through its broader access and identity solutions.

Healthcare Expertise

Implementation and support teams bring deep experience working in healthcare environments.

Purpose Built

Solutions are designed to align with clinical workflows and support fast-moving care environments. 

Security Built In

Designed with enterprise-grade security, supporting secure data transmission, role-based access and integration with hospital IT systems.

Why RTLS for Healthcare?

Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) provide healthcare organizations with accurate, real-time visibility into the location of staff, patients and assets.

By combining badges, sensors and software, RTLS helps strengthen safety, improve workflows and support faster response times.

It enables more proactive operations and more informed decision-making through reliable, real-time data.

Recognized by Analysts

HID’s healthcare RTLS solutions meet the highest standards for safety, interoperability, and innovation. Our team of RTLS experts are committed to delivering technology that healthcare providers can trust, through rigorous quality control and seamless system integrations. 

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Gartner

Named in Gartner research for excellence in real-time location services, highlighting our proven track record in healthcare asset and patient safety solutions.
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Gartner Peer Insights

Rated highly by customers for delivering real value in clinical workflows and security, backed by responsive service and dependable performance.

Experience the Difference

HID doesn’t just provide a solution; we offer a fully managed service to ensure you maximize your investment. From thoughtfully designed hardware to careful deployment, we’re with you from day one and every day forward to help you maximize the value of your investment.

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Leading Software and Support

Let us show you what actionable data looks like, developed collaboratively with leading hospitals and thought leaders.
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Accessible and Actionable Insights

Whether you are a biomedical technician, CNO, or CIO, our solution has out-of-the-box reports and dashboards that provide insight into your most important questions.
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Unmatched Reputation and Longevity

With many new entrants and departures from the real-time location landscape, you’ll want a company with a proven track record and an ongoing commitment to innovation and support.

HID Healthcare RTLS Solutions

HID offers a wide range of healthcare RTLS solutions for clinical and facility use-cases.

Protect Your Team. Respond Instantly.

Every second counts in a crisis. HID’s Staff Safety solution uses discreet Bluetooth® duress badges and real-time location tracking to help security teams respond faster, prevent escalation, and keep your people safe.

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