Wireless technologies are a rapidly growing area of importance in a modern healthcare organization. Staff, patients, residents and even visitors increasingly want to be un-tethered from their traditional roles and workstations. There is an emerging interest in the healthcare industry to utilize wireless technologies to help solve issues related to staff shortages, inventory control, patient monitoring and reporting, staff and equipment location, resident status, security enhancements, data sharing and more effective communications both inside and outside of the facility. Sometimes, however, the promise of these new wireless technologies is often a challenge to put into practice within the heavily regulated healthcare industry.

Poor signal, low bandwidth, security, interference, battery life and restrictions against the use of wireless devices in and around a facility can make the design and implementation of a wireless system very difficult. On top of that, regulatory agencies like the FCC, UL, JCAHO, FDA, HIPPA and many others can impact or prevent the deployment of wireless technologies in a healthcare organization.

Comm-Tronics helps our customers to wade through these issues and problems. We have implemented many reliable, robust and affordable wireless solutions for our healthcare clients. If properly planned and executed, wireless technology can help increase patient satisfaction, staff productivity and visitor comfort.

Two-Way Radio…

As a Motorola Two-Way Radio Dealer and an authorized Motorola Service Station since 1967, Comm-Tronics exclusively represents Motorola for our two-way radio solutions. Why? Simply put, Motorola has the most comprehensive lineup of two-way radio products and services in the business. Also, Motorola products are built tough enough to withstand the rigors of a 24-hour, 7-day a week healthcare environment.

Motorola is the recognized industry leader in two way radio. Motorola's product line covers portable radios, mobile radios, repeaters, base stations, paging as well as broadband, mobile data, wireless phones, network infrastructure and much, much more. Motorola provides Comm Tronics with lots of wireless technology solutions for our healthcare customers. Click on our catalog link to view over 90,000 examples of Motorola two-way radio products, accessories and other wireless solutions.

Paging…

Radio paging is an important component of most healthcare provider’s communication strategy. With recent concerns over cellular telephone interference with medical monitoring and telemetry equipment as well as reducing the annoying use of overhead paging in patient/resident areas, pagers remain a safe, reliable and affordable alternative for healthcare employees to effectively communicate with each other. And radio paging is the preferred choice for emergency and code blue notification because it can instantly notify a group of people assigned to a life-saving team.

Comm-Tronics provides radio paging solutions for healthcare. From on-site to wide-area coverage, Comm-Tronics can help design, install, service and license a modern radio paging system that serves to improve staff productivity, decrease the notification time for emergency situations and reduce noise levels throughout the facility.

Asset Tracking & People Location…

Healthcare institutions are typically large and complex facilities. Finding people and equipment can be a time-consuming and costly activity. There are various wireless technologies today that can automate the tracking of medical assets and the location of people. 

Small infrared (IR) or radio frequency (RF) tags can be attached to physical assets to track their location. This serves to locate equipment quickly, decrease “lost” inventory, improve equipment utilization, increase staff efficiency and improve patient satisfaction. Asset tracking can remove the guesswork out of finding and utilizing important medical resources like IV pumps, wheelchairs, patient charts, portable computers, mobile carts, etc., etc., etc.  

Locating people can be a problem, also. Whether it’s staff, patients, residents or visitors, a small lightweight wireless badge can be worn to provide a means to locate people. By referring to a monitor or making a simple telephone call, healthcare professionals can locate one another or find their patients and residents immediately. Asset tracking and people location technologies assist healthcare organizations to increase their efficiency, maximize their equipment investments and increase patient satisfaction.

Comm-Tronics utilizes both infrared and radio frequency technology to track equipment and locate people. We can help your organization to improve its internal processes for finding its most important assets…its people and its equipment.

Wireless Integration…

Wireless technologies are predominantly utilized in healthcare to increase efficiencies and productivity by adding mobility to the workforce. From voice to data to telemetry to video, wireless products and equipment are usually connected (or integrated) to fixed or wired assets. For example, an imbedded nurse call system may have a wireless telephone or radio paging feature attached so that assigned care-givers can be notified directly and instantly of a patient call. Or an emergency call box system in a parking garage can be connected to a two-way radio system to automatically notify a security officer over the walkie-talkie of a problem and specific location. Comm-Tronics provides cost-effective wireless integration to support our healthcare client’s mission critical objectives.

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