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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are committed to providing a safe, welcoming environment for our patients, visitors and staff. To support that commitment, we use a touchless weapons detection system at some entrances to our facilities.
The screening process is designed to be quick, respectful and easy to navigate. Our system also protects your privacy. It does not use facial recognition technology or collect or store personal information.
When you arrive, you enter through our screening system. Proceed at your normal pace without stopping.
You may keep most personal items on you, and no physical contact is required. You might be screened more than once, depending on where you enter.
Our screening system is designed to accommodate all patients and visitors, including people with:
Alternative screening options are available on request. Please let our security staff know how we can help you.
Screening is required 24 hours a day, seven days a week for everyone using designated entrances, including patients, visitors and staff. If you leave the facility and return, you will be screened again when you come back in.
Weapons (even if you have a valid permit) and other potentially dangerous items are not allowed in UCSF Health facilities.
These include:
If our system detects a potential concern, security staff may stop you and use a touch-free handheld screening device or quickly inspect a bag or personal item.
This additional screening is typically brief. Our goal is to help you continue to your destination as soon as possible.
We do not confiscate or store items that are not allowed inside. If you arrive with a prohibited item, you will be asked to leave and return without it.
