Axis Brings Body Cameras to CoxHealth's Security Workforce

With the goal of reducing assaults and incidents in this health care network in Southwest Missouri (Us.), its security employees wear the body-worn cameras of Axis Communications.

Created more than a century ago in the American town of Springfield, CoxHealth has become the Primary Healthcare Network of southwestern Missouri, with a presence in twenty-five counties, where it has six hospitals, more than eighty health centers and five emergency centers.

As in other medical centers throughout the country, in CoxHealth it is necessary to Dealing with workplace assaults almost every day. "Violence in the health sector has always existed, especially that generated by patients," he explains Alan Butler, CoxHealth's Director of Public Safety and Security Systems-. However, in the last two years, We have observed how the level of violence and the number of aggressions have increased exponentially".

Faced with this situation., CoxHealth Managers Decided Equip your safety and security employees with body cameras to record incidents and help them minimize the severity of each case and false allegations of questionable behavior on their part.

The first technology that was tested did not have positive results, as Butler stresses: "The devices were quite delicate and the recordings were not of good quality", until they found that the Axis body cameras responded to their needs.

This equipment has added a layer of security to CoxHealth and adds to the hundreds of CoxHealth cameras that are installed in its hospitals and health centers.

"We have been standardizing systems with the Axis portfolio for more than a decade. We have gradually replaced the old analog cameras and video encoders with the latest technologies from this company.", Explains Matt Haley, of NetWatch, Project Integration Company.

In this sense, by strategically installing the multi-sensor cameras of the P37 Series axis, CoxHealth Gets Greater outdoor coverage with fewer devices and license fees. In addition, The Q-line PTZ models help the security team capture the license plates of vehicles entering and leaving the facility.

The cameras Axis M31, with large field of view, CoxHealth Strategic Space Surveillance Optimized, such as waiting areas and corridors with automatic medication dispensing cabinets.

Another benefit highlighted by Butler with the deployment of these body cameras is the Simplicity of downloading the recorded videos. When an employee finishes their shift, you just have to place the device in a Axis docking station What, automatically, Download the video and send it to the server. The docking station also recharges the camera so you're ready for the next operator in minutes.

Another requirement that this Axis technology has fulfilled is its Integration with the video management platform of Genetec than CoxHealth. "We didn't want to buy a standalone system," Butler said. NetWatch, Our Security System Integrator, He got it. The solution allows us to optimize the investment in cameras without compromising safety and security. To date, there has been no conflict between the employees and the corresponding recordings".

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