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Healthcare Security

IAHSS-trained officers for hospitals, LTC, and clinics.

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§ Overview

What this covers

Healthcare environments require officers who understand that the person in crisis is also the patient. Our healthcare security teams are IAHSS-certified and cross-trained in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), TeamSTEPPS, and provincial mental-health legislation.

We staff Code White, Code Silver, and Code Yellow response teams, secure medication rooms and biohazard areas, and coordinate directly with clinical staff, security operations, and hospital administration on incident review.

Non-violent crisis intervention, wandering-patient response, mental-health crisis management, and secure medication rooms.

§ Our Process

From walkthrough to first shift.

Every healthcare security deployment follows the same four-step engagement — no short-cuts, no template quotes, no officer placed on a site they've never walked.

01
Discovery walkthrough

A regional supervisor visits your site, interviews stakeholders, and documents current pain points, existing systems, and shift patterns.

02
SOP design

We draft a site-specific Standard Operating Procedure — post orders, escalation ladder, uniform posture, reporting cadence — and review it with your team before deployment.

03
Officer selection

Officers are hand-picked from our regional roster based on skill fit, language requirements, and prior experience with your industry. No random assignments.

04
Deployment & audit

Coverage begins on the agreed date, with the first two weeks audited by the regional supervisor. We course-correct in real time — not at a quarterly review.

§ Outcomes

What clients get

IAHSS Basic + Advanced certified officers

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) trained

Code White / Code Silver rapid response teams

§ Compliance & Insurance

Paperwork your insurer will accept.

Provincial security services licensing (per officer, verified quarterly)
$25M General Liability insurance certificate available on demand
WSIB / WCB compliance across all jurisdictions
SOC 2 Type II audited operations centre
CAN/ULC-S1000 and ULC-S561 alignment where applicable
§ Common Deployments
01
Hospitals
02
Long-Term Care
03
Mental Health Facilities
04
Medical Clinics
§ Coverage

Healthcare Security — near you.

Guardian Shield deploys healthcare security across every major Canadian city. Click through for city-specific coverage, pricing considerations, and local licensing notes.

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Healthcare Security
Coast to coast
Same standard
Licensed & insured
Healthcare Security
Coast to coast
Same standard
Licensed & insured
§ FAQ

Questions we get about healthcare security.

Yes. Every healthcare security deployment is fulfilled by officers who hold a valid provincial licence in the province of work — Ontario PSISA, BC BST, Quebec BSP, Alberta Security Services Licence, and equivalent territorial licences across NWT, YT, and NU.

Ready to talk?

Healthcare Security, on your site, this week.

Same-day quote turnaround. National coverage. One point of contact for portfolios of any size.