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

fYear

2014

fDate

25-27 April 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972936

Filename

6972936