RFIDNews | Hospital speeds response time with Ekahau

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

A St. Jerome, Canadian hospital is utilizing Ekahau’s real-time location system to improve patient and staff safety in emergency situations.

Working together with system integrator Bell Canada, Ekahau delivered its T301BD pager tags, which operate on the hospitals existing Wi-Fi network.

The system can pinpoint staff location within in a matter of seconds – using a dedicated button, which can be triggered in the event of an emergency, to alert staff of the situation and to show where it is happening.

And the tags are capable of supporting two-way communications, enabling staff to send and receive text messages.

New-borns stay under close watch using RFID technology

The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology.

When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag specially designed for the new born is fitted to its ankle. The device monitors the infant 24 hours a day, detecting unauthorized movements, registering entries and exits to and from and enabling immediate location information.

Ekahau-Nordic ID solution adds location tracking to RFID and bar code labels

Ekahau and Nordic ID have developed a solution for adding location information to passive RFID tags and bar code labels when used to track assets such surgical implements, drug supplies and other low-cost inventory.

VeriTeQ offers implantable microchip for traceability of breast implants and other medical devices

VeriTeQ announced its plans to offer the FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices.

Ekahau integrates with Juniper Networks

Ekahau announced it has joined the Juniper Networks Technology Alliance program as a foundation partner. The Ekahau RTLS system will leverage Juniper’s wireless networks to derive real-time location, status and other information about Ekahau Wi-Fi tags without requiring any proprietary sensors or readers.

AeroScout checks in at John Radcliffe Hospital

The John Radcliffe Hospital has implemented AeroScout’s Asset Tracking & Management and Temperature Monitoring solutions to track and manage critical equipment and monitor refrigeration units that contain vital, temperature sensitive items.

Orange delivers RFID solution to Columbia health centers

Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundacion, Columbia has chosen Orange Business Services to integrate and deliver RFID-based technology and communications services at its new branch launched in October.

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