On February 15, 2008 the Houston Business Journal released the 2008 TOP 25 Largest Houston Area Hospital List. Halco Life Safety Systems, Inc. is proud to announce that we have systems in 52% of the largest hospitals in the Houston marketplace.


In 2008 JCAHO will be focusing on Patient Safety Goals to identify problems in patient flow. JCAHO is identifying treatment delays, medical errors, and unsafe practices during times of patient congestion that contribute to sentinel events. Joint Commission accredited hospitals are required to identify and correct patient flow issues organization-wide. Halco provides solutions to congestion in patient flow by offering efficient communication systems that work.

In today’s healthcare environment, facilities have fewer resources so they have to improve efficiencies with existing people and systems. In the past, systems purchased by the hospital did not integrate. The Nurse Call system was an “intercom system” or the “call bell system.” It has always been a standalone system on each floor of the facility. Halco is working to change that image for good. Upgrading your Nurse Call is the number one way to create a “process improvement system” facility wide. Nurse Call now connects all the patients’ needs directly to their assigned caregiver. Halco allows you, the customer, to invent your process and integrate the following processes:

  • Wireless Phone Integration
  • Automating Alarm Notification Processes
  • Improves Pharmacy Delivery Communication
  • Critical Lab Value Communication
  • Alarms on Medication and Blood Storage
  • Networked Staff/Patient Electronic Whiteboard Displays
  • Clean and Dirty Room Turnover
  • Code Teams and Conference Call Ability
  • Management Reports

All these solutions have an immediate impact on improving communication which is Patient Safety Goal Two for JCAHO . The end result is to simplify processes in the hospitals to create a more efficient work environment. It also decreases the length of stay while increasing Staff and Patient Satisfaction.

Halco is here to listen to your needs.