The Door Switch is an anti-ligature device that helps prevent inpatient suicides.

Make The Switch prevent inpatient suicide

Due to the rising trend of inpatient suicide, The Joint Commission is urging behavioral health facilities to protect their doors. The Door Switch is an over the door sensor that helps prevent patient self harm. Find out more about this rising concern »

The Door Switch Difference

CenterPointe Hospital Case Study

Installed in 2006, The Door Switch has been developed and tested for over five years and has become a trusted product nurses can count on.

CenterPointe Hospital is a full psychiatric hospital that is committed to their patients’ safety. Five years ago, they proved this commitment by investing in a newly designed product for their acute room doors and bathroom doors. This over-the-door pressure switch goes mostly unnoticed by the patients, but is widely embraced by the nursing staff. They feel that The Door Switch provides an added layer of security for their patients. In addition to keeping patients safe from self harm, it has been an effective recruiting tool for the best nurses. The nursing staff likes working here, because The Door Switch helps them do their jobs to the highest level of excellence.

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Positive Feedback
  • The Door Switch it is a product the staff can trust in, designed to detect attempted ligature events.
  • Nursing staff love it! It has very few false alarms and does not disrupt the patient’s program.
  • Concealed design maintains residential looking environment.
  • Door Switch keeps balance between patient safety and privacy.
  • With The Door Switch, the hospital does not have to replace their doors.
  • Installed in 2006, The Door Switch underwent three phases of development to eliminate all hinge points.
  • Its innovative design is raised above the top of the door to immediately notify staff when pressure is sensed.

 

Interviews with CenterPointe Staff
One Nurses’ Testimony (Video)

One Nurses’ Testimony (Video)

Veteran nurse, Susan Stafford, decided CenterPointe Hospital was the place she wanted to work when she found out they had more