Salisbury District Hospital has won the 2008 Health Business Hospital Security Award for its Salto Systems access control installation.
The hospital decided to replace a system of codes and key control and replace it with a modern Salto electronic access control system that could provide full audit trail information. The system’s XS4 locks now reportedly provide 90% of the benefits of a fully online access control system at what Salto says is the cost of a standalone system. The Salto equipment provides the hospital with a “fully scalable, future-proof access control system with built in growth capability” that the supplier says “delivers significant benefits for both staff and patients.”
Reading the citation at the awards, Dr Hilary Jones of GMTV said: “The critical assets of a hospital – its people, property, information and reputation – must be protected. This award recognises Salisbury District Hospital has made significant steps towards a safer environment for patients and workers through implementing a security policy which incorporates the latest advances in access control technology.”
