Alberta Health Services

Summary

ALBERTA, CANADA – Alberta Health Services trusted TagMaster North America with providing a high-performance RFID system at the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicle dispatch center. LR-series readers and tags, along with ACTS Essential software, were deployed for the project.

Challenge

The EMS stations required a comprehensive, site-wide standardized solution for their ambulance bay dispatch centers. System reliability and high vehicle throughput were essential for this project; every second counted.

Solution

TagMaster installed its robust LR-Series RFID Readers with embedded ACTS Essential software in conjunction with the S1255 MarkTag Classic Tags to allow for quick, handsfree vehicle access for EMS personnel and other authorized medical agency staff at Alberta Health Services. The Long-Range LR-Readers identify a vehicle’s TagMaster AVI Tag at a distance of up to 18 feet as it approaches the entrance of the dispatch station, logs the authorized credential and triggers the roll up door to open for valid tags while denying access to anyone not permitted access.

Conclusion

By simplifying ambulance access with features from TagMaster such as customized reports and ingress tracking, an increase in security and operational efficiency for these vital EMS dispatch centers became possible without having to install a scale-invariant third-party access control panel. The implementation of ACTS Essential software saves valuable time for a wider market of users in need of an innovative and cost-effective solution for mission critical operations.