Chicago, IL & various US locations - In a consulting relationship dating back to 1994, SAKO has helped BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) of Illinois’ parent company, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), establish security standards and guidelines for their corporate headquarters. To date, SAKO has assisted in the design, bidding and implementation of security measures at more than 32 HCSC sites and helped to launch a cultural change in security operations.

Our latest project involved the upgrade of the BlueCross BlueShield closed circuit television system to Digital Video Recorders (DVR) technology. SAKO security consultants sourced and evaluated manufacturers of the DVRs in the development of a seamless DVR system that spans Illinois, Texas and New Mexico. We also worked closely with the company’s security, IT and facilities department to coordinate pre-design activities, test and deploy the new 350 – CCTV camera system at all 22 BlueCross BlueShield facilities.

This state-of-the-art surveillance system enables BCBS security staff members to view live and recorded video at any location over the BCBS backbone network. It also provides a real-time view of a facility. This is particularly important when command center staff must respond to after-hours alarms at any BCBS location.