I agree with your general point. I just went through something similar myself with a "locked ward" that basically meant I had to precariously balance the cafeteria trays I was carrying to put a disease-ridden phone up to my ear, while seemingly like a trivial speedbump for anybody wanting to get in surreptitiously.

But here we're talking about access control for a staff-only area that's being used for longer term storage, which doesn't seem onerous at all. Especially with IVF where they should be taking identification/labeling seriously because people understandably don't want to end up carrying someone else's baby due to mix ups.