Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow plans to roll out wearable panic buttons for its home care workers.
The health system had offered panic buttons from tech company Canopy to in-hospital staff but is expanding the program to hospice and other home care teams with the Canopy Go solution. The application uses smartphones and GPS to protect staffers in the field.
“Violence against healthcare workers is a national epidemic, and UM Health-Sparrow has taken several steps to protect our extraordinary team members,” the organization stated May 14 on social media. “The expansion is part of a broader effort by UM Health-Sparrow to standardize safety tools across inpatient and community settings, with a focus on preventing assaults, reducing alone-in-room risks and giving team members a direct line for help.”
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