Enhanced Security with NeoFace Watch

Protect your staff and patients. In New Zealand, there were nearly 14,000 reported assaults on healthcare workers between 2023 and 2024, with incidents increasing by 30% year on year. In mental health settings, 76% of nurses report being threatened, and over 40% have been physically assaulted. 

NEC's Neo-Face Watch uses real-time facial recognition to help hospitals identify persons of interest — such as individuals with a history of aggression or banned visitors. It enhances situational awareness in high-risk areas like emergency departments, mental health units, and public-facing zones, helping to create a safer environment for both patients and staff.

Built around a human-based decision model, NeoFace Watch delivers discreet alerts to authorised security personnel, while ensuring that a trained human operator always makes the final judgement. This ethical, context-aware approach reduces the burden on frontline staff, prevents unnecessary escalation, and ensures that safety and individual rights remain at the core of every response.

With over 70% of healthcare workers reporting physical exhaustion and nearly half experiencing poor mental wellbeing, reducing risk and stress is critical. Integration with real-time alerting platforms and access control systems allows healthcare teams to manage visitor flows securely while protecting vulnerable patients and staff. 

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Secure Networking & Infrastructure

In today’s healthcare environment, reliable and secure connectivity is not just a convenience — it’s a lifeline. With nearly 100% of New Zealand’s health‑related data now under a unified custodianship, digital health technologies have become critical infrastructure supporting high-quality, equitable care across the continuum.

NEC delivers medical-grade networking solutions designed to meet the unique demands of hospitals and healthcare providers. From the emergency room to remote clinics, our networks ensure seamless, secure, and uninterrupted access to critical systems, patient data, and cloud applications.

At the core of our offering is the design, implementation, and ongoing support of advanced network architectures, including LAN, SD-WAN, SASE, and Cloud VPN solutions. These networks are purpose-built for the high-availability and performance standards healthcare demands — enabling faster response times, better patient outcomes, and improved operational efficiency.

Already, 47% of healthcare leaders in New Zealand are using automation to streamline patient processes, and 43% are doing so for internal workflows, underscoring the growing reliance on digital systems for efficiency and care delivery.

Backed by strong partnerships with global leaders like Juniper, Cisco, HPE, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and others and supported by our locally certified engineering teams. We ensure your network is reliable, scalable, and secure — so critical services can operate without disruption, anywhere in New Zealand.

Our locally certified engineers bring deep expertise to every stage of the process — from planning and deployment to monitoring and proactive support — so your teams can stay focused on delivering care, not managing networks.

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