PALO ALTO, California—Canopy, a provider of wearable safety technology for health care workers, announced a major expansion of its platform. The company released Wear-1, a new wearable safety button and Canopy Go, a home health solution that expands safety beyond the walls of the hospital to staff visiting patient homes. With the addition of the new wearable hardware and mobile software, Canopy is further solidifying its commitment to protecting health care staff and ultimately enhancing patient care.
New Canopy Button – Wearable Safety. Everywhere.
The new Canopy Wear-1 buttons offer unmatched safety and security for health care workers when and wherever they need it. Paired with a sleek design and seven year battery life, these updated wearable devices are fully compatible with existing customer systems and are central to the new Canopy Go home health solution. Canopy buttons, currently protecting more than 200,000 health care workers across more than 40 health systems—including complex indoor facilities, outdoor areas, parking lots and multi-story garages, ensure staff are connected and feel supported by their organization. By creating safer environments, health care providers empower their staff to focus on delivering the highest quality care.
"We're proud of Canopy's role in protecting health care workers with real-time wearable safety," said Shan Sinha, co-founder and CEO of Canopy. "No one should ever feel unsafe at work, especially the health care staff we rely on in every community. Forward-thinking providers are creating safer environments for their employees, and our mission is to make it easy for them to do so by continuously enhancing our safety solutions."
Canopy Go – Real-Time Support for Home Health Care Staff
Canopy Go is the first real-time support network designed for health care staff beyond hospital walls. Home health is one of the most rapidly growing industries in health care, expected to expand by 33% over the next five years. To address this volume, Canopy Go ensures staff feel secure wherever they travel to care for patients, including patient homes and external facilities. Workers can now use the new Wear-1 buttons to signal for help if they encounter any safety threats and will be connected directly to Canopy's security console through an updated mobile app. With a simple double click of the button, the staff member's ID and exact GPS location are shared with the security team, enabling timely and effective intervention.
Tech Specs & Key Features:
Canopy Wear-1 Button
- Lay-flat, super lightweight, 18-gram duress button design
- Dimensions: 41mm x 50mm x 6mm
- Unique tactile surface designed for simple activation
- Antimicrobial coating to help reduce the presence of microorganisms in care
- Advanced responder mode
- Alert signature plus security
- Seamless integration across all Canopy-powered systems
Canopy Go
- Just double tap your Wear-1 buttons from anywhere
- Dynamically check into appointments for passive alerting
- Location tracking through GPS on mobile phone
- 24/7 professional alert monitoring & dispatch to 911
- Requires updated Canopy app (iOS & Android)
- Web application to access alerts and check-in locations
- Detailed reporting of incidents
Outdoor Gateways
- Fully self-contained for simple deployment
- No power or network requirements
- Ruggedized & weather-proof
- Tamper-detection
- 5 to 8-year battery (weather dependent)
