Summary: Cognosos launched Fast Lane, a new feature for its Guardian duress solution, to ensure timely assistance for hospital staff during emergencies. Fast Lane provides a high-priority communication pathway, complementing the Guardian’s discreet wearable duress button and real-time location tracking, offering seamless indoor and outdoor coverage with minimal installation requirements.

Key Takeaways:

  • Enhanced Emergency Response: Fast Lane ensures critical alerts are prioritized, reducing response times and improving staff safety in high-pressure environments.
  • Comprehensive Safety Coverage: Cognosos Guardian’s real-time location tracking and broad indoor/outdoor coverage provide reliable protection for healthcare staff across diverse areas, including parking lots and pathways.

Cognosos has announced the launch of Fast Lane, a low latency feature for its hospital staff safety and duress solution, Cognosos Guardian. Custom-built for the chaotic nature of hospital environments, Fast Lane introduces a high-priority communication pathway designed to expedite critical information through the network, ensuring that hospital staff receive timely assistance in emergencies.

Enhancing Staff Safety in Healthcare

According to Cognosos, approximately 40% of healthcare employees have experienced workplace violence in the last two years. With this increasing rate of verbal and physical abuse directed at healthcare workers, 80% of hospital staff have reported feeling safer with dedicated duress solutions.

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“Hospitals are challenged with finding IT-friendly, end-to-end communication systems that are also reliable, accurate and fast,” said Jeff Stiffler, senior director of product, Cognosos. “Staff safety solutions hinge on three critical elements: a discreet way to notify security, accurate location tracking of the incident, and effective communication to the necessary personnel. If any one of these fails, the system fails. Cognosos Guardian already encompasses these features. The addition of Fast Lane enhances communication speed by providing a dedicated alert pathway.”

Comprehensive Duress Solution

Cognosos Guardian includes a discreet, wearable staff duress button that upon activation allows hospitals to locate the employee who is wearing the badge in real-time–regardless of whether they are moving within a facility, outside in pathways, or a parking lot or garage. Cognosos is the only company that provides this coverage indoors and outdoors with minimal installation requirements.

“In critical moments, every second counts. We created Cognosos Guardian with Fast Lane so healthcare workers could focus on their work rather than worry about how long it might take for help to arrive,” said Stiffler. “This innovation reinforces our commitment to improving the safety and well-being of staff and patients.”