Maintaining the security hold on access was necessary to mitigate an active access-control anomaly affecting restricted perioperative zones and to preserve chain-of-custody for controlled materials and patient identifiers. The hold prevents unauthorized entry during a period of elevated risk while allowing whitelisted emergent clinical staff to pass through with manual verification, minimizing impact on patient care. I coordinated with Security and Facilities to initiate badge audit, camera review, and a timed reassessment window so the constraint remains no longer than needed. Alternative actions—fully reopening or imposing a hard lockdown—were rejected because they would either expose patients to security risk or unduly delay critical workflows.