Improving hospital patient safety
Patient safety in a hospital setting begins with what The Joint Commission (TJC) calls the environment of care. This made…
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Perspectives on critical event management
Nixle alert used to find missing person with dementia
It can be an extremely nerve-racking situation when a loved one goes missing. When a family member wanders off, there…
Nixle in action: Missing child found in LA County
There’s not many scenarios that will give you more anxiety as a parent than realizing that your child has gone…
Reduce door-to-balloon time with automatic STEMI code alerts
Consider this: every year, around 735,000 Americans have a heart attack – that’s one heart attack every 43 seconds.1 Of…
Nixle in action: New age of tornado warnings
Many states are enduring tornado season, and all of the destruction and disaster that goes a long with tornados. Tornados…
Nixle in action: Campus safety @ UC Berkeley
Communicating effectively with large populations can be a difficult task. Whether it be a large city, a small town, or…
Nixle in action: Missing Rohnert Park boy found safe with help from Nixle
In 2015, over 460,000 children were reported missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the…
Manual calling trees, should you use them in a crisis?
What is a crisis? A time of intense difficulty or danger. The diagram below shows what happens to your standard…
How to manage stakeholders during a cyber-attack
A breach a day is the new norm. In the past 12 months there have been a number of high…
Active shooter training and communication resources for healthcare
Active shooter incidents have become an increasingly significant threat in healthcare and hospital environments. According to a study conducted by…
4 Ways Renown Health protects their staff and optimizes processes with Everbridge
Hospitals and healthcare facilities are constantly striving to improve logistics, save time and create a safe environment. Patient safety and…
4 reasons why you need to conduct disaster preparedness exercises
For some organizations, conducting regular disaster preparedness exercises comes with the territory. If you work with chemicals, in a manufacturing…