50 YEARS OF HSS

We’ve been using security technologies since the job was called “security.”

50 YEARS OF HSS

50 years of the most effective, efficient ways to keep people, equipment, facilities and businesses safe. That’s HSS. And since everything we’ve ever done was based on the most advanced thinking of the day, you could say we’ve always delivered “technology.” That history makes us happy to do the less glamorous jobs, put boots on the ground and come up with simple solutions to complex problems — to take a lot off your plate, so you can fill it right back up with the stuff that really matters. We’re personal. Just like in the beginning, when Security Technology meant a person, walking halls, keeping things safe and sound.

These are what we consider to be the biggest advancements in our history.

1960s – 1970s

1967

Midtown Hospital Association (now HSS) incorporated.

1971

Healthcare Security program launched.

1975

Biomedical Engineering program inaugurated.

1977

Courier begins transporting blood, medical records, and specimens.

1978

Midtown Hospital Association renamed Hospital Shared Services of Colorado.

1980s – 1990s

1980

Sterilizer Maintenance program introduced..

1988

Centralized computerized maintenance system for hospitals introduced.

1991

Biomedical Engineering begins working on radiology equipment.

1993

Healthcare Security begins educational seminars on infant protection.

1994

HSS awarded first contract to provide security at Denver International Airport. HSS continues to serve DIA.

1997

Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM®) established.

1999

HSS PRIDE Champions to Employee Recognition Program

2000s

2005

HSS Operations Support communications equipment upgraded to the level reserved for police, fire, and healthcare responder emergency communications. Systems Integration introduced.

2007

HSS awarded SAFETY Act Certification and Designation.

2008

HSS introduces new healthcare professional designation, Behavioral Security Technician (BeSTTM), a therapeutic and secure approach to one-on-one patient monitoring.

HSS becomes a considerable player in the low voltage electronic security systems market with the acquisition of Heritage Security.

Hospital Shared Services Inc renamed HSS Inc.

2009

Long-time CEO George Schiel retires; Wayne Schell selected successor.

Emergency Department violence prevention and mitigation program launched.

HSS executives write the book on Hospital and Healthcare Security.

HSS introduces ED-Safe™ a proactive Emergency Department violence prevention and mitigation program.

2010

HSS launches its Institute for Leadership, Education, Advancement, and Development (iLEAD™).

HSS launches EM Solutions™, a practical healthcare emergency management outsourcing solution

2011

HSS wins the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport security contract.

2014

HSS wins the Coors Field Access and CCTV security contract.

2015

HSS wins the Sports Authority Field Access, CCTV and Command Center security contract.

CEO Wayne Schell retires; Tony York ascends to the helm as CEO.

2017

HSS launches Professional Services Division, created to unite security consulting services, design engineering capabilities, and litigation support.

2020

HSS appoints Kirsten Benefiel as Chief Executive Officer.

Keeping the excitement out of security since 1967.

50 YEARS OF HSS

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