Guard RFID Solutions

What Guard RFID Solutions does

Guard RFID Solutions Inc., operating as HID Healthcare RTLS, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HID Global Corporation (ASSA ABLOY Group) that provides real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for hospitals and health systems. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, the company sells a unified platform that combines active Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Low Frequency (LF) RTLS with passive RFID reads, delivered through the cloud-based InVIEW Clarity platform. Its portfolio spans seven modules: InVIEW Asset Management, Staff Safety BLE (duress alerting), TotGuard Infant Security, Wander Management, Hand Hygiene compliance monitoring aligned to WHO Five Moments, Hospital Wayfinding, and Environmental Monitoring. Technology is integrated with hospital systems (CMMS, EHR, directory services) via HL7 messaging, and supports role-based dashboards for clinical, biomed, facilities, and executive users.

The company generates revenue through bundled hardware-and-software subscriptions (including a 'Hand Hygiene as a Service' model priced as one of the lowest on the market), software licensing under End User License Agreements (AllGuard, TotGuard, Argus, Orchestrator), and professional services including 24/7 technical support, training, and implementation. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting CNO, CIO, and HTM decision-makers with a global network of channel partners and resellers, supplemented by active participation in healthcare industry conferences (AAMI, APIC, AWHONN, ASHE, Opal Group CNO Summit). Its customer base comprises 15+ named large US health systems including Piedmont Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health, Mount Sinai Health System, Intermountain Health, MedStar Health, and the $2 billion Arthur M. Blank Hospital (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta), with documented outcomes such as $2 million in system-wide savings at Piedmont. The company holds a seat on The Leapfrog Group's Partners Advisory Committee and is recognized by Gartner for real-time location services.

Name

Guard RFID Solutions

Legal name

HID Solutions Inc.

Website

https://guardrfid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guard RFID Solutions, operating as HID Healthcare RTLS, provides a unified BLE and passive RFID real-time location platform for hospitals and health systems, covering asset management, infant security, staff duress, wander management, hand hygiene, wayfinding, and environmental monitoring across large US enterprise deployments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Delta

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. RTLS Hardware and Software Subscriptions: HID Healthcare RTLS offers its RTLS solutions as a bundled hardware + software subscription (hand hygiene as a service model). A single subscription fee covers hardware, badges, software, and ongoing service with no large upfront capital investment. This recurring revenue model allows hospitals to scale without significant financial risk, with a 'hand hygiene as a service' approach being one of the lowest-priced solutions on the market.
2. Professional Services and Training: The company offers 24/7 technical support, training programs, implementation services, and professional assessments to help healthcare organizations deploy RTLS solutions and optimize workflows.
3. Software Licensing (End User): HID Solutions Inc. grants end-user licenses for software including AllGuard, TotGuard, Argus, and Orchestrator to healthcare clients under overarching licensing agreements. Software is licensed, not sold, with access subject to licensing agreement terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Guard RFID Solutions designs, manufactures, and sells active RFID and real-time location system (RTLS) hardware (tags, badges, sensors) combined with the cloud-based InVIEW Clarity software platform for healthcare facilities. Its offerings enable hospitals and health systems to track and locate mobile medical equipment, monitor infants and at-risk patients, protect staff via duress alerting, automate hand hygiene compliance, monitor environmental conditions, and provide indoor wayfinding. Solutions are delivered as bundled hardware + software subscriptions (including a 'Hand Hygiene as a Service' model) or as end-user software licenses for the AllGuard, TotGuard, Argus, and Orchestrator platforms.

Product overview

HID Healthcare RTLS provides a unified RTLS platform with seven integrated modules addressing patient safety, staff security, and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. The core InVIEW Asset Management platform delivers real-time equipment visibility, complemented by Staff Safety BLE for workforce protection, TotGuard for infant security, Wander Management for patient elopement prevention, Hospital Wayfinding for indoor navigation, Environmental Monitoring for facility conditions, and Hand Hygiene for infection prevention. The platform is built on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology and integrates with hospital systems including CMMS, EHR, and Directory Services via HL7 messaging standards. The solutions are marketed as scalable, robust healthcare RTLS designed to build a real-time layered security approach that protects patients, staff, and visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InVIEW Asset Management: Real-time location and management solution for healthcare equipment assets.
• InVIEW Clarity
• TotGuard
• Staff Safety BLE

Products and services

• InVIEW Asset Management Cloud-based real-time location tracking solution providing 24/7 visibility of mobile medical equipment and healthcare assets across single or multi-campus health systems. Reduces clinical search time, prevents equipment loss and theft with instant alerts, and integrates with CMMS, EHR, and directory services via HL7.
• Staff Safety BLE Real-time duress call system using Bluetooth Low Energy that delivers instant location alerts to security during staff emergencies. Compact, wearable badge design for all staff roles with reliable campus-wide coverage, aligned to Joint Commission workplace violence prevention standards.
• TotGuard Infant Security RTLS-based infant protection solution featuring the smallest and lightest tags in the industry. Provides real-time monitoring of infant location and movement with scalable coverage across healthcare facilities, marketed as the most accurate and expandable infant security solution on the market.
• Wander Management RTLS-based patient elopement prevention system that safeguards vulnerable patients from accessing out-of-bounds areas without physical restraints. Uses the smallest, lightest wearable tags for comfort and reliability, reducing time spent searching for patients.
• Hospital Wayfinding GPS-like, turn-by-turn indoor navigation solution that guides patients, visitors, and staff across large hospital campuses. Reduces missed or late appointments caused by navigation confusion and is customizable to facility branding.
• Environmental Monitoring Real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and air quality across healthcare facilities. Maintains compliance for critical storage areas such as pharmacies and labs, sends alerts when environmental conditions exceed safe thresholds, and automatically logs readings for audit and reporting purposes.
• Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring Automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring system using BLE and LF technologies that detects clinician entry and exit from patient care zones, monitors dispenser usage, and captures WHO Five Moments compliance data with real-time dashboards. Offered as a bundled subscription (Hand Hygiene as a Service) with no large upfront capital investment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nurses spend average 10% of shift searching for equipment; in a 300-bed hospital, equates to ~156,000 hours/year and $5M+ in lost wages annually
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• The Leapfrog GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHID Healthcare RTLS partners with The Leapfrog Group, the nation's foremost nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing healthcare safety, quality, and transparency. HID serves on Leapfrog's Partners Advisory Committee, providing strategic guidance on emerging trends, policy considerations, and innovative approaches to improving patient safety. The partnership centers on aligning HID's RTLS technology with Leapfrog's evidence-based safety standards, particularly hand hygiene excellence aligned to the WHO Five Moments for Hand Hygiene.
• VizzianotableTechnology or IntegrationVizzia collaborated with HID and hospital leaders to deploy RTLS for the Arthur M. Blank Hospital ($2 billion pediatric facility, largest hospital project in Georgia's history). Vizzia served as the RTLS deployment partner for the groundbreaking project integrating RTLS with applications to streamline workflows and enhance care delivery.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CenTrak (Securitas Healthcare): CenTrak is the leading healthcare-focused RTLS provider, offering BLE and passive RFID asset tracking, staff duress, hand hygiene, and patient flow solutions. Directly competes with HID Healthcare RTLS in hospitals and health systems on nearly identical use cases.
• Sonitor Technologies: Sonitor provides indoor positioning and RTLS using ultrasound and BLE for healthcare asset tracking, patient wander, and staff safety. Competes head-to-head with HID Healthcare RTLS in hospital deployments with similar technology profile.
• Midmark RTLS (formerly Versus Technology): Midmark's RTLS division offers hospital asset tracking, patient flow, and clinical workflow solutions using BLE and IR. Directly competes with HID Healthcare RTLS in acute care hospitals for asset and patient tracking use cases.
• TeleTracking Technologies: TeleTracking offers RTLS-based patient flow, asset tracking, and operational platform solutions for hospitals. Competes with HID Healthcare RTLS for patient flow and real-time location use cases in health systems.

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies: Zebra offers location solutions and RFID-based asset tracking across healthcare, manufacturing, and retail. As a much larger incumbent with broader portfolio, Zebra competes with HID Healthcare RTLS in enterprise hospital deployments where IT buyers prefer single-vendor solutions.
• Stanley Healthcare (Securitas Healthcare): Securitas Healthcare (formerly Stanley Healthcare) provides RTLS, infant security (Hugs), wander management, and staff duress solutions to hospitals. Directly overlaps HID Healthcare RTLS offerings with greater scale and brand recognition in healthcare security.
• GE Healthcare (Centricity RTLS): GE Healthcare offers RTLS and asset management solutions as part of its broader hospital operations portfolio. Competes with HID Healthcare RTLS through scale and enterprise hospital relationships.

Others

• Aruba Networks (HPE): Aruba provides BLE-based indoor location services infrastructure that some hospitals deploy for RTLS use cases. Functions as infrastructure layer enabling or competing with HID Healthcare RTLS depending on deployment model.

Emerging players

• Airista Flow (now part of Infinite Leap): Infinite Leap provides RTLS consulting and managed services for healthcare asset tracking and operational efficiency. Overlaps with HID Healthcare RTLS in healthcare deployments and partnership integrations.
• Vizzia Technologies: Vizzia is an RTLS solutions provider that partnered with HID for the Arthur M. Blank Hospital deployment. Comparable healthcare RTLS integrator competing in similar hospital accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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