Ekahau Wi-Fi Badge Improves Staff and Patient Safety
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Ekahau Wi-Fi Badge Improves Staff and Patient Safety for Portuguese Hospital Group
Locatable Wireless RTLS Personnel Badge with Two-Way Communication Enables Easy-to-Deploy Nurse Call and Emergency Notification Systems
RESTON, Virginia, April 29, 2010-- Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems
(RTLS), today announced that its RTLS solution, including fixed Wi-Fi
call-buttons and locatable Wi-Fi communication badges for staff members, is
being installed in member hospitals of Espirito Santo Saude (ESSAUDE), one of
the largest private healthcare group in Portugal, consisting in total of 15
healthcare units and 2 assisted living senior residences.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090513/347052 )
While ESSAUDE is using Ekahau RTLS technology for several
purposes, the system's primary functions are to enable mobile patients to
call for a nurse, and emergency notification for staff members. System
integration of the complete solution is handled by Unisys, while the
underlying Wi-Fi network is provided by Cisco Systems. Unisys has used its
experience in the Life Science and Healthcare markets, as well its broad
expertise on RTLS solutions, to perform the solution installation,
configuration and testing.
Unlike many competing solutions, Ekahau RTLS only requires the
software and Wi-Fi tags to enable asset and people tracking over any vendor's
standard Wi-Fi network, making Ekahau's system the most cost effective RTLS
solution available on the market. Ekahau RTLS can achieve the same
performance level as competing solutions using approximately half that number
of Wi-Fi access points (APs). With their WPA2 encryption, Ekahau RTLS tags
are a secure solution that can co-exist on top of the Wi-Fi network like any
other standard Wi-Fi voice and data application, without interfering with
network operation or critical medical equipment.
In Casas da Cidade, an assisted living senior residence, ESSAUDE is
deploying fixed Ekahau call buttons that are attached on walls in rooms and
hallways for residents to call help. Some of the residents also carry Ekahau
wireless T301BD badges to call help when they are moving throughout the
facility. Nurses then receive calls for service on their Ekahau T301BD badges
as a display message with the resident's location information.
In Hospital da Luz, an ESSAUDE acute care facility, Ekahau wireless call
buttons are placed in fixed locations, including in wards and rooms. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the call for help is sent to Ekahau T301BD
communication badges carried by staff members. After receiving the alert and
reading the emergency location information on his or her badge, the staff
member can promptly respond to the request. In addition, nurses and doctors
also can call for help themselves by pulling the emergency switch on their
own Ekahau badge. In the same facility, critical mobile hospital equipment -
such as IV pumps, wheelchairs and vital sign monitors - are being equipped
with Ekahau asset tags for asset management purposes. By knowing the exact
location of these devices at any given time, the hospital is able to increase
efficiency of asset utilization and to improve the maintenance process.
"The ability to quickly locate the right clinical staff, having the
capability to send two-way messages between team members and employ real-time
asset tracking, are all becoming essential system components for operational
efficiency in a busy hospital," said Mr. David Vieira, CTO at ESSAUDE. "We
expect Ekahau's wireless RTLS solution to greatly enhance the safety and
quality of care, as well as our patient's overall satisfaction throughout the
ESSAUDE hospitals."
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi-based
RTLS solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services and
innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau's solutions
are being used in more than 150 hospitals around the world, as well as by
manufacturers, mining/oil/gas companies, government agencies and the
military. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading
system integrators and international OEM partners, who develop and market
wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a U.S. based corporation, with
offices in Saratoga, Calif.; Reston, Va.; Helsinki, Finland; and Hong Kong,
China. For more information about Ekahau, please visit at
http://www.ekahau.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We
provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves
critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their
operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers,
enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their
enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring
together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems
integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance
services, and high-end server technology. With approximately 26,000
employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies
throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.unisys.com.
(c) Copyright 2010, Ekahau Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090513/347052
Source: Ekahau Inc.
U.S. Media Contact: Juliet Travis, Rocket Science PR, for Ekahau, +1-415-464-8110 x 215, juliet@rocketscience.com; Europe Media Contact: Annina Pierson, Marketing Manager, Ekahau, +358-20-743-5910 Office, +358-40-737-4885 Mobile, annina.pierson@ekahau.com; Unisys Media Contact: Stella Low, Corporate Media Relations, Unisys, +44-1895-865-746 Office, stella.low@gb.unisys.com
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Ekahau Wi-Fi Badge Improves Staff and Patient Safety for Portuguese Hospital Group
Locatable Wireless RTLS Personnel Badge with Two-Way Communication Enables Easy-to-Deploy Nurse Call and Emergency Notification Systems
RESTON, Virginia, April 29, 2010-- Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems
(RTLS), today announced that its RTLS solution, including fixed Wi-Fi
call-buttons and locatable Wi-Fi communication badges for staff members, is
being installed in member hospitals of Espirito Santo Saude (ESSAUDE), one of
the largest private healthcare group in Portugal, consisting in total of 15
healthcare units and 2 assisted living senior residences.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090513/347052 )
While ESSAUDE is using Ekahau RTLS technology for several
purposes, the system's primary functions are to enable mobile patients to
call for a nurse, and emergency notification for staff members. System
integration of the complete solution is handled by Unisys, while the
underlying Wi-Fi network is provided by Cisco Systems. Unisys has used its
experience in the Life Science and Healthcare markets, as well its broad
expertise on RTLS solutions, to perform the solution installation,
configuration and testing.
Unlike many competing solutions, Ekahau RTLS only requires the
software and Wi-Fi tags to enable asset and people tracking over any vendor's
standard Wi-Fi network, making Ekahau's system the most cost effective RTLS
solution available on the market. Ekahau RTLS can achieve the same
performance level as competing solutions using approximately half that number
of Wi-Fi access points (APs). With their WPA2 encryption, Ekahau RTLS tags
are a secure solution that can co-exist on top of the Wi-Fi network like any
other standard Wi-Fi voice and data application, without interfering with
network operation or critical medical equipment.
In Casas da Cidade, an assisted living senior residence, ESSAUDE is
deploying fixed Ekahau call buttons that are attached on walls in rooms and
hallways for residents to call help. Some of the residents also carry Ekahau
wireless T301BD badges to call help when they are moving throughout the
facility. Nurses then receive calls for service on their Ekahau T301BD badges
as a display message with the resident's location information.
In Hospital da Luz, an ESSAUDE acute care facility, Ekahau wireless call
buttons are placed in fixed locations, including in wards and rooms. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the call for help is sent to Ekahau T301BD
communication badges carried by staff members. After receiving the alert and
reading the emergency location information on his or her badge, the staff
member can promptly respond to the request. In addition, nurses and doctors
also can call for help themselves by pulling the emergency switch on their
own Ekahau badge. In the same facility, critical mobile hospital equipment -
such as IV pumps, wheelchairs and vital sign monitors - are being equipped
with Ekahau asset tags for asset management purposes. By knowing the exact
location of these devices at any given time, the hospital is able to increase
efficiency of asset utilization and to improve the maintenance process.
"The ability to quickly locate the right clinical staff, having the
capability to send two-way messages between team members and employ real-time
asset tracking, are all becoming essential system components for operational
efficiency in a busy hospital," said Mr. David Vieira, CTO at ESSAUDE. "We
expect Ekahau's wireless RTLS solution to greatly enhance the safety and
quality of care, as well as our patient's overall satisfaction throughout the
ESSAUDE hospitals."
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi-based
RTLS solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services and
innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau's solutions
are being used in more than 150 hospitals around the world, as well as by
manufacturers, mining/oil/gas companies, government agencies and the
military. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading
system integrators and international OEM partners, who develop and market
wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a U.S. based corporation, with
offices in Saratoga, Calif.; Reston, Va.; Helsinki, Finland; and Hong Kong,
China. For more information about Ekahau, please visit at
http://www.ekahau.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We
provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves
critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their
operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers,
enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their
enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring
together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems
integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance
services, and high-end server technology. With approximately 26,000
employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies
throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.unisys.com.
(c) Copyright 2010, Ekahau Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090513/347052
Source: Ekahau Inc.
U.S. Media Contact: Juliet Travis, Rocket Science PR, for Ekahau, +1-415-464-8110 x 215, juliet@rocketscience.com; Europe Media Contact: Annina Pierson, Marketing Manager, Ekahau, +358-20-743-5910 Office, +358-40-737-4885 Mobile, annina.pierson@ekahau.com; Unisys Media Contact: Stella Low, Corporate Media Relations, Unisys, +44-1895-865-746 Office, stella.low@gb.unisys.com
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