RFIDNews | Canadian hospital relies on Ekahau for patient and staff safety

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Ekahau announced that the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, in Eastern Ontario, Canada, is utilizing its real-time locating system to improve patient and staff safety.

The Ekahau solution includes Ekahau T301BD pager tags, which are worn by hospital staff to pinpoint location and enable faster response times when in need of immediate assistance.

The T301BD Wi-Fi pager tags include a dedicated button than can be pressed in the event of an emergency, to alert staff of the situation and where it is happening.

The Ekahau solution leverages the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre existing WiFi networking and has more than 300 tags in use by its staff.

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.

Awarepoint, Meditech integrates to track medical patients

Awarepoint announced that it will integrate its real-time location (RTLS) system for health care environments with Meditech’s electronic health record (EHR). The effort aims to improve throughput and patient safety in hospital emergency departments (ED).

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.

Northwest Michigan Surgery Center taps Versus RTLS

Northwest Michigan Surgery Center (NMSC) has selected the Versus Advantages real-time locating system (RTLS) to better improve its patient care experience.

Averaging around 80 patients per day, the Northwest Michigan Surgery Center will use the Versus RTLS to relay patient status information to families, as well as to provide automated process flow management for NMSC clinical staff.

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.

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Canadian hospital relies on Ekahau for patient and staff safety