Virtua Health Selects Evolv for Emergency Department Security Screening Following Comprehensive Evaluation
Addressing the safety and security of doctors, nurses, staff, patients, and visitors is a top concern for Virtua Health. “Over the past four or five years, due to the increase in violence in healthcare, we have received a lot of feedback from our doctors and nurses on the need for tighter security screening,” Dr. John Matsinger, COO and EVP of Virtua Health said. He continues, “In particular, based on the annual Culture Survey that we conduct with our staff, weapons screening has been a recurring, highly important theme for the past several years. Our doctors, nurses, and staff see what is happening with active shooter incidents, and they want us to ensure those don’t occur in one of our Virtua Health facilities. To address these issues, we needed a solution that would screen everyone coming through the doors to our hospitals.” That’s where the Evolv Express® came in. After implementing the Express:
- Detected 6 handguns on the first day of deployment
- Screened on average 7,500 people at seven ED’s daily
- More than 500 threats were identified each month
