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You cannot take a hospital offline to install a security system

Every constraint in a hospital security project comes from the same fact: the building never closes. You can't drop the existing system before the new one is proven, can't run cable through an occupied unit on day shift, and can't lose coverage of an emergency department for an afternoon. DWG helps specify systems that can actually be installed in that reality.

Phasing is the specification

A platform that can't run in parallel with the system it replaces is the wrong platform for a hospital, however good it looks on paper.

We evaluate platforms on whether they support phased cutover, confirm integration with what's already running across the campus, size storage against real retention needs, and review bills of materials for what installation in occupied clinical space actually costs. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Requirements by department, phasing constraints, timing around clinical operations.

2. Evaluate

Platform comparison, parallel-run capability, integration with installed systems.

3. Specify

Specification assistance, BOM review, phasing plan, redundancy.

4. Procure

Quoting, availability, lead times matched to the construction schedule.

5. Deploy

Staged delivery by phase or department, sequenced to minimize disruption.

6. Support

Technical support, spares on hand, campus-wide refresh planning.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • Can the new system run alongside the old one during cutover?
  • Can this be installed without taking a department offline?
  • Does it integrate with the access control already on campus?
  • What happens to recording if a recorder fails overnight?
  • How do we cover a new wing without replacing the whole platform?
  • What are lead times against the construction schedule?
  • Who can do field work in occupied clinical space?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Facilities

  • Acute care hospitals
  • Health system campuses
  • Emergency departments
  • Surgical and procedural areas
  • Pharmacy and supply
  • Medical office buildings

Project types

  • New construction
  • Renovation in occupied space
  • Security modernization
  • System-wide standardization
  • Analog-to-IP migrations
  • Technology refresh

Project teams

  • Security directors and public safety
  • Facilities engineering
  • IT and biomedical
  • Supply chain and purchasing
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Get the phasing right before anything is ordered

There is no cost to have our specialists review a specification, a bill of materials, or a quote.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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