Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare system, is expanding the deployment of  safety and security technologies across its growing network. Northwell Health relies on Motorola Solutions’ AI-powered video security and analytics, two-way radio communications, mass notification and panic button technologies to help detect, analyze and manage threats. This integrated solution supports the distinct security needs of healthcare settings, which range from protecting staff and vulnerable patients to prioritizing patient care during fast-paced and often high-stakes health emergencies.   

“Managing security across a growing health network can be complex,” said Mark Swensen, senior manager of operations Security, Safety and Emergency Management, Northwell Health. “Investing in a security system where the technologies work together simplifies scaling new installations when hospitals and clinics join our network. We can add more security cameras or expand radio use across multiple sites without the challenges that can arise when security systems don’t easily connect.”

This security expansion builds upon Northwell Health’s well-established safety and crisis management framework that supports its fast-growing healthcare network, which now encompasses nearly 30 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations. The health system is broadening its use of AI-powered Avigilon security cameras with analytics that can identify unusual activity or potential threats and alert security personnel and clinical personnel via two-way radios and other types of push-to-talk devices. This real-time integration between video and radio systems helps to improve both security and operational responsiveness.

The hospital is also expanding its use of a scalable digital communication network that is designed to share voice and data across the variety of devices that different hospital staff rely on, including two-way radios and smart phones, to help ensure security teams, medical staff and administrators can connect at a moment's notice.

“Northwell Health is creating a more secure work environment where doctors, nurses and clinical teams can focus on what they do best: taking care of patients,” said Scott Schoepel, vice president, Video Security & Access Control, Motorola Solutions. “They're setting the standard for security and safety in healthcare. We're proud to provide solutions that blend seamlessly into their routines, offering peace of mind in feeling safe and protected so they can focus on caring for people who need them most.”