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Healthcare Security Requires More Than Detection

Violence in healthcare rarely comes from a single moment. It often reflects cumulative stress, open environments, and gaps between what security teams detect in real time and how organizations translate those events into learning and meaningful change.

Hospitals operate 24/7, welcoming patients, families, clinicians, vendors, and visitors, often under emotionally charged conditions. In these environments, security teams must balance multiple priorities at once:

  • Patient and staff safety
  • Visitor access and flow
  • Continued reduction of barriers to care

That reality demands more than alerts. It requires context, continuity, and operational insight.

Evolv and Omnigo: Detection Connected to Incident Intelligence

The partnership between Evolv and Omnigo is designed to close the gap between real‑time detection and actionable understanding.

  • Evolv delivers AI‑based weapons detection at points of entry with Evolv Express®.
  • Omnigo serves as a centralized system of record, transforming alerts into structured and trackable incidents.

Together, through this integration, we’re helping healthcare organizations move from disconnected events to documented incidents that follow established workflows – from initial alert through resolution – while reducing reliance on fragmented reports or manual follow‑ups.

Smarter Visitor Management in Healthcare Environments

Visitor management is one of the most complex challenges in healthcare security. Emergency departments, main lobbies, outpatient clinics, and behavioral health units may have different access patterns, but they share a common need: clear visibility into who is entering spaces and what occurs at those access points.

With the Evolv and Omnigo integration:

  • Security events at entrances are automatically documented
  • Incidents are routed through defined, tailored response workflows
  • Teams gain clear records tied to time, location, and response actions

This approach helps healthcare organizations maintain accessibility while strengthening safety and accountability.

Turning Incidents into Operational Learning

When incidents are consistently captured and structured over time, healthcare organizations gain more than speed; they gain insight.

Centralized incident intelligence enables leaders to:

  • Identify patterns across entrances or departments
  • Evaluate visitor access policies in practice
  • Improve staffing and response planning
  • Support compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement

Instead of reacting to isolated events, teams build an intelligence foundation that supports proactive risk management.

Evolv supports pre-built and custom integrations through Evolv’s Open API. Learn more here.

Click here to learn more about the Evolv–Omnigo partnership.

Jason Grellner

Jason Grellner

VP, Healthcare

Jason Grellner serves as Vice President of Healthcare for Evolv. Jason has an extensive history in the public safety sector, serving over 25 years as a police officer in Missouri. Over his tenure, he served as a Lieutenant and Narcotics Unit Commander and Coordinator and was also the Vice President of the National Narcotics Officers’ Associations’ Coalition representing 60,000 officers nationwide. Prior to joining Evolv, Jason had transitioned to the private sector where he was Executive Director of Public Safety for Mercy Healthcare with responsibility for the security of 42 Hospitals, 600 clinics, 76 retail pharmacies and 43,000 coworkers.  Jason holds a Bachelor of Criminology and Sociology from the University of Missouri.

Publish date

Apr 9, 2026

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Jason Grellner

Jason Grellner

VP, Healthcare

Omnigo Partnership

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