Title :
Integrated headwall systems — Hybrid headwall design
Author :
Sharma, Ritu ; Marti, Kevin ; Monegro, Jesus ; Yue Liu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Since 2012, hospitals have spent 37% percent of their budgets on modernization, renovation, and new construction projects. A major cost driver for this spending is the inflexibility of current headwall systems: the central hub for patient monitoring, communications, and equipment [1]. There is a pressing demand for a modern and versatile all-in-one device that provides medical staff with the essential tools for a wide range of patient care requirements including clinical care, communications, and links to the built environment.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; hospitals; patient care; patient monitoring; telemedicine; walls; biomedical equipment; central hub; clinical care; headwall system inflexibility; headwall system integration; hospital budget; hospital construction project; hospital modernization; hospital renovation; hybrid headwall design; medical staff communication; medical staff tool; modern all-in-one device; patient care requirement; patient communication; patient monitoring; versatile all-in-one device; Educational institutions; Guidelines; Hospitals; Layout; Planning; Prototypes; headwall; integrated system; medical care;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972936