Learning About Visitor Management Solutions

Some organizations receive a large number of visitors because of the nature of their organization. Hospitals are one example, and there are many others.

Some of these organizations believe that they must maintain an "open environment" and therefore they shy away from implementing an ID badge system in their facilities.

We'll examine that issue in today's visitor registration problem and resolution article.

Problem: Our facility has too many visitors to even consider using a lobby system for visitor passes.

Solution:  The truth is that every type of organization should understand who is entering their facilities and the purpose of their visit - primarily because of security issues, liability concerns, and the professionalism of the organization.

That includes organizations that receive a large number of visitors.

Those organizations may believe that visitor registration software is cumbersome and that guests will object to it.

But that's not the case. EasyLobby visitor management is easy to use and you can check in each visitor in less than 20 seconds per guest. And both guests and employees see that your organization is concerned about security and therefore they have a more positive opinion of your establishment.

Case in point, I was recently speaking with the security director of a large hospital in the Northeast. She had been with the hospital for about three years, and when she first started working at this hospital the head of the facility told her point blank, "We're not implementing any restrictions or monitoring of visitors coming in to see patients. We're an open facility and we pride ourselves on that."

Not wanting to rock the boat in her new role, she followed his directive and didn't recommend implementing a visitor system.

But then someone was assaulted and robbed in the hospital. Fortunately the victim was not seriously injured, but a serious liability issue arose because of it. And it opened the eyes of hospital administrators to the need of better security to protect patients, visitors and staff.

This particular hospital soon pursued steps to implement professional visitor software to know exactly who was entering their facilities and to restrict persons they did not want in their buildings.

It's only one example, but it's a real situation that's probably faced by many other organizations believing it's in their best interest to remain open for anyone to freely enter.

EasyLobby badge software is used at many hospitals, as well as many other types of organizations that receive a large number of visitors. They all concur that it has made their facilities safer and has improved their standing as a well-run, professional organization.

Discover how easy it is to implement visitor badge software in your facilities by registering for a free, personalized online web conference.

In about 30 minutes we will demonstrate the features of our visitor monitoring software that's most effective for your particular organization - regardless of the number of visitors that you receive.

Register today for our free demo and let us explain how you can still be "open" and also improve security and the professionalism of your organization.