Home healthcare workers will have access to a new wearable device to monitor their safety when treating patients outside the hospital.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways
- Canopy has launched two new products, the Wear-1 safety button and Canopy Go, to expand protection for home healthcare workers, offering safety solutions beyond hospital settings.
- The Wear-1 button provides real-time GPS tracking and emergency alerts via a simple double-click, ensuring immediate connection to security teams through Canopy’s app.
- Canopy’s new solutions aim to enhance safety for healthcare workers, supporting over 200,000 professionals and empowering staff to focus on delivering high-quality patient care.
Canopy, a provider of wearable safety technology for healthcare workers, has expanded its platform to home healthcare workers with the launch of two new products.
Canopy’s Wear-1 is a new wearable safety button, while Canopy Go is a home health solution that expands safety beyond the walls of the hospital to staff visiting patient homes.
According to the company, home healthcare workers can use Wear-1 buttons to signal for help if they encounter any safety threats and will be connected directly to Canopy’s security console through an updated mobile app. With a simple double click of the button, the staff member’s ID and exact GPS location are shared with the security team, enabling timely and effective intervention, the company reports.
“Home health is one of the most rapidly growing industries in healthcare, expected to expand by 33% over the next five years. To address this volume, Canopy Go ensures staff feel secure wherever they travel to care for patients, including patient homes and external facilities,” the company said in a press release.
Tech Specs and Key Features
Canopy Wear-1 Button
- Lay-flat, super lightweight, 18-gram duress button design
- Dimensions: 41mm x 50mm x 6mm
- Unique tactile surface designed for simple activation
- Antimicrobial coating to help reduce the presence of microorganisms in care
- Advanced responder mode
- Alert signature plus security
- Seamless integration across all Canopy-powered systems
Canopy Go
- Just double tap your Wear-1 buttons from anywhere
- Dynamically check into appointments for passive alerting
- Location tracking through GPS on mobile phone
- 24/7 professional alert monitoring & dispatch to 911
- Requires updated Canopy app (iOS & Android)
- Web application to access alerts and check in locations
- Detailed reporting of incidents
Image credit: Canopy via PRNewswire
Protecting Healthcare Workers
“Canopy buttons, currently protecting over 200,000 healthcare workers across more than 40 health systems – including complex indoor facilities, outdoor areas, parking lots, and multi-story garages, ensure staff are connected and feel supported by their organization. By creating safer environments, healthcare providers empower their staff to focus on delivering the highest quality care,” the company said in a press release.
The company says the new products further solidify its commitment to protecting healthcare staff and ultimately enhancing patient care.
“We’re proud of Canopy’s role in protecting healthcare workers with real-time wearable safety,” said Shan Sinha, co-founder and CEO of Canopy. “No one should ever feel unsafe at work, especially the healthcare staff we rely on in every community. Forward-thinking providers are creating safer environments for their employees, and our mission is to make it easy for them to do so by continuously enhancing our safety solutions.”
