People & Technology, a smart hospital solutions company, has partnered with Dong-A ST to implement a real-time patient monitoring solution at Gunpo St. Mary's Hospital in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province. This marks the first time a smart hospital system has been established in the city.
Gunpo St. Mary's Hospital announced on July 1 that it has introduced a system where patients wear the HiCardi+ wearable ECG device to collect biometric data such as electrocardiograms and heart rates in real time. The collected data is transmitted to a central monitoring system in the ward, allowing continuous monitoring of patient conditions, with immediate alerts sent to medical staff if any abnormalities are detected.
With this implementation, the hospital can now monitor the status of hospitalized patients 24/7, which is expected to enhance response times in emergencies. The use of wireless wearable devices also reduces restrictions on patient mobility.
Key benefits of this system include: patients being able to move freely without being tethered to wired equipment; medical staff experiencing less burden in managing devices, allowing them to focus more on patient care; and the hospital establishing a continuous monitoring framework.
However, the expansion of smart hospitals has primarily been concentrated in larger hospitals until now. This case demonstrates that related infrastructure is also being extended to regional hospitals, which is significant.
Hong Sung-pyo, CEO of People & Technology, stated, "The establishment at Gunpo St. Mary's Hospital will serve as an example that high-quality smart hospital environments can be realized even in regional hospitals. We will work to create substantial changes in digital transformation so that more hospitals can transition to smart hospitals."
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