PDC Healthcare Launches TEMPbadge Visitor Management System

PDC Healthcare announced the release of its new TEMPbadge Visitor Management System that allows hospitals to quickly identify visitors, complying with Joint Commission requirements while helping to deter hospital violence as part of an overall security protocol.

Nurse stabbings at two southern California hospitals were the most recent to make national headlines, highlighting the need to make identifying visitors an important measure to help protect the safety of patients, personnel, and visitors. As public institutions, hospitals typically usher in dozens or hundreds of visitors per day. Workers in healthcare and social assistance settings are five times more likely to be the victim of a non-fatal assault or violent act than the average worker in all other occupations combined, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The TEMPbadge Visitor Management System from PDC Healthcare includes the easy-to-use Visitor Management Software, a durable TEMPbadge Direct Thermal Printer, and 1,000 Self-Expiring Badges so hospitals can quickly check-in visitors and print badges on demand. As an added safety feature, a red “VOID” alert appears on the self-expiring badges approximately 16 hours after application, so the badges cannot be reused. The turnkey solution does not require IT integration and the user-friendly software can be customized to fit each facility’s specific needs.

“With a 37% increase in crime at healthcare facilities, having an effective visitor identification system in place has never been more important,” said Geana Smalls, director of marketing, Labels & ValuePlus, for PDC Healthcare. “The TEMPbadge Visitor Management System helps security know who is on the hospital campus, where they should be, and how long they have been there – which is critical to patient and staff safety.”