The Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) is an academic centre renowned for leading clinical and customer-friendly patient care, high-quality academic education and ground-breaking scientific research with a major international dimension.
With over 570 beds, the hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services. Offering comprehensive care for patients with complex disorders, 578 physicians specializing in 38 different fields treat more than 650.000 patients every year. About 3000 employees work at UZA. At Antwerp University Hospital, medical specialists are
true leaders in their field. They conduct pioneering clinical research and are constantly using this research to develop new treatments with the ultimate goal of providing every patient with the best medical care possible appropriate to their condition The University Hospital of Antwerp (UZA) covers an area of over 110,000 m2. Almost 2,000 doors in the huge building complex are currently fitted with SALTO locks. The first of these were installed back in 2011, and UZA’s goal is eventually to have SALTO locks on all its doors – which means fitting several thousand more.
access points
The main function of the SALTO locks is to ensure separate access to staff and patient areas. UZA started on a small scale by fitting SALTO locks to a number of offices. Zones where stricter access control is needed followed later.
According to Kobe Deckers: “The SALTO software allows us to create partitions and assign access rights. This enables departmental quality managers to identify who has been in a room and who has access rights. Before that, they always had to ask us for a list of people with access. Of course, we have clearly explained to UZA employees why we are installing SALTO locks: if something irregular is detected in a room, we are able to see who has been in it. This means we have better control, and that’s good for everyone.”
UZA uses both online and offline locks: “The latter are quick to install and programe, for example when building a new department. The installation of online locks takes a little longer, as it involves cabling. But this is also going smoothly, thanks to the clear scheduling and the excellent support provided by SALTO Systems.”
Online locks are installed in places where UZA wants to obtain fresh data from users, says Kobe Deckers: “Each time a UZA employee passes an online point with his or her badge, the badge is read. It’s fascinating! We also gather information about the battery status of all offline locks that are passed. This is particularly interesting for us, because batteries need to be replaced in time. SALTO online locks are also useful when a person is suddenly no longer a member of staff and may no longer have access rights. As far as possible, we try to equip the hospital entrances with online locks. We also install online locks where, due to the nature of certain zones – such as labs – it is absolutely essential to be able to see immediately who has been in which room. This kind of information is not available in real time through the offline locks.”
- User-friendly
- Easy installation
- Excellent integration possibilities
- Many user-door combinations
The Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) is an academic centre renowned for leading clinical and customer-friendly patient care, high-quality academic education and ground-breaking scientific research with a major international dimension.
