Hospital security systems protect clinical staff, vulnerable patients, controlled substances, and sensitive data across facilities that never close. Gallagher's integrated platform combines role-based access control, duress and lockdown, pharmacy protection, and multi-campus reporting in a single environment built for the operational reality of acute care.
Gallagher designs, develops, and manufactures its own security hardware and software. For a hospital procurement team evaluating long-term reliability and vendor accountability, that distinction matters. You are not managing a patchwork of third-party components assembled under a single brand name. You are working with an integrated system built and supported end to end by the same organization.
One vendor, end to end
One vendor for hardware, software, and support, with a coordinated product roadmap behind it.
Designed for clinical complexity
Role-based access control that reflects how hospital staff actually work.
Trusted in hospital environments
Deployed at Waikato District Health Board and health systems across the world.
Made for regulated environments
Audit trails for every access event, supporting HIPAA, GDPR and local regulatory requirements.
Built-in duress and lockdown
Discreet, location-aware duress notifications plus zone and facility wide-lockdown.
Open integration ecosystem
Connects with the systems hospitals already use, supported by a Technology Partner network.
Scalable architecture
One platform for a single clinic, a tertiary hospital, or an entire district health board.
Cybersecure by design
Hardened controllers, encrypted communications, and a security-first development approach.
Explore actionable strategies to protect your hospital, safeguard patient data, and ensure operational resilience.
No two zones in a hospital carry the same risk profile. An emergency department operates differently from a general ward, and a pharmacy has different access requirements from a public corridor. Operating rooms, ICUs, maternity units, plant rooms, and administrative areas each require distinct role-based permissions, enforced in real time without creating barriers to clinical care.
Gallagher's access control platform applies role-based permissions with instant credential updates. When a staff member's department or role changes, the platform updates their access profile in the same action, revokes the permissions they no longer need, and records the change in an audit trail for both internal reporting and external compliance.
Workplace violence in hospitals is a documented and rising risk, particularly in emergency departments and mental health units. Command Centre delivers duress notifications from buttons located throughout the facility straight to a security guard’s mobile device, including the location of the alarm, so the guard arrives already knowing where the alert came from.
Command Centre also supports zone and facility-wide lockdown. It can isolate specific wings, floors, or the entire hospital in response to code black events, active threats, or infant security incidents, and lockdown can be triggered from Command Centre anywhere on site.
Pharmacies and medication storage areas are among the highest-risk zones in a hospital. The presence of controlled substances and opioids makes them active targets for internal and external theft, and the regulatory obligations around their secure storage are non-negotiable.
Gallagher’s access control platform enforces credential-based entry to dispensaries and medication storage areas, ensuring that only personnel with the appropriate role-based permission can access these zones, with every access event logged by timestamp and cardholder identity.
Managing contractor and maintenance team access across a hospital network is one of the most operationally significant security challenges district health boards and multi-campus operators face. External contractors need access to plant rooms, IT infrastructure, and service corridors without that access becoming permanent or unmonitored. Handled informally, those arrangements create substantial risks to health, safety, and security.
Command Centre supports centralized management of access policies, alarms, reporting, and audit trails across all campuses from one platform. A health board security manager does not need to switch systems to respond to an incident at a different site. Policies are consistent, reporting is consolidated, and every site operates under the same security standard.
Securing a hospital or district health board requires a platform that can handle clinical zone complexity, staff mobility, contractor management, and emergency response in a single, integrated environment. Gallagher's team works with hospital procurement and security managers to scope solutions that fit both the facility's current requirements and its long-term operational needs.