To offset a long-standing imbalance in the supply and demand of medical services, medical institutions are in dire need of solutions that can reduce manpower costs and enhance operation efficiency. Healthcare resources saved can then improve medical services for patients and enhance the mutual satisfaction of both the service provider and the recipient.
Nevertheless, the requirements of medical institutions in different areas vary from one to another. Business operators are primarily focusing on meeting the needs of users in different areas through intelligent control and management while integrating the management of various systems. In post-pandemic times, in particular, people will pay more attention to the health and safety of the overall healthcare environment. In view of this, Delta provides the following corresponding automation solutions for the environmental control and safety requirements of different spaces in the healthcare environment:
1. Hall, entrance and exit:
For post-pandemic times, access management must address not only security but also the health and safety of personnel. Delta’s access control solution reduces the risk of infection by providing contactless face recognition access control. Coupled with thermal cameras that can simultaneously detect the temperature of personnel and whether they are wearing a mask, the solution further protects the health of people entering and exiting the space.
In public places where there is a constant flow of people in and out, an effective and safe social distancing management protocol is required and hospitals are no exception. Delta provides a people-flow density detection solution where cameras are installed at entrances and exits to detect the flow of people. When the number of people in the room is too high, the system sends an alarm to divert the flow and activates the linked ventilation equipment in the building to enhance indoor ventilation.
Delta’s air quality monitoring solutions and intelligent air-conditioning rules and diagnostics can monitor the carbon dioxide concentration level, PM2.5, and other harmful substances in hospitals in real time. The detected data can be transmitted via IP to the controller linked to the air-conditioning and ventilation equipment to intelligently control and allocate the fans. This automatically maintains a healthy air quality, contributes to pandemic prevention, and reduces the time cost of manual control.
The big data for the flow of people can be further analyzed and tabulated, and personnel can be scheduled in advance according to the flow of people at different times to improve operational efficiency.
2. Ward:
Delta’s human-factor lighting solutions simulate the natural change process of the solar spectrum and introduce the biological effects of daylight into the room. The solution adjusts the lighting to achieve the appropriate brightness and color temperature/color in line with the normal human circadian rhythm, which helps inpatients maintain good and active mental and physical health.
To ensure the safety of patients and protect personal privacy, Delta’s fall prevention detection solution uses wireless mmWave technology to replace cameras for privacy issues. It works, regardless of illumination conditions in the space, even at night when there is no light in the ward. The technology can send an emergency message immediately upon detecting the fall of a patient to notify medical staff to come to his/her rescue and ensure the patient’s personal safety.
3. Nursing station:
Healthcare givers can make use of the positioning function of Delta’s BIC intelligent lighting control solution to quickly locate medical equipment. This reduces the labor needed for searching each floor and wards and minimizes time spent on inventory checks during shift handovers.
Healthcare givers can make sure instantly, through the Bluetooth beacon the patient wears, whether the patient stays within a safe area or not. If the patient leaves the designated area, the tracker will send an instant reminder to the healthcare givers to prevent accidents such as losing track of the patient.
4. Operating room and negative pressure ward:
Operating rooms and negative pressure wards need more precise control to ensure sterility and prevent infection. The pressure sensor can detect the pressure in the ward, automatically controlling the fan load and gauging the throttle to allow for constant and steady airflow and maintain the negative pressure in the ward.
The pressure sensor can also detect the pressure in the air exhaust duct, according to which Delta’s controller can automatically adjust the speed of the exhaust fan to protect the exhaust duct. Once it detects abnormal pressure, it immediately sends an alarm to management to reduce losses caused by equipment failure.
5. Medical consulting room:
Each consulting room can physically adjust its internal environment according to actual usage requirements. Delta’s room automation solution uses the O3 Sensor Hub as a room controller that allows users to adjust the lighting and air conditioning however they like on the touch panel or on the mobile APP. At the same time, knowing indoor air conditions, the controller can operate in conjunction with the energy recovery ventilator to improve indoor comfort. When detecting non-occupancy of the room, the system automatically shuts down to save energy.
6. Health evaluation center:
Delta’s parking management system, access control solutions, and BIC intelligent lighting control, when integrated, can optimize ease and comfort for customers undergoing physical checkups. Visitors can first pre-register parking spaces when booking a health examination. When a visitor arrives by car, the license plate recognition system at the entrance and exit will directly identify the visitor and guide him or her to the reserved parking space via the electronic guidance inside the parking lot. After entering the building, he/she will get to the check-in counter after going through a process featuring the use of facial recognition and other access control management systems. Upon notification, an arranged receptionist will go to the reception area to greet the visitor and provide him/her with a mobile device with the BIC APP installed, which can arrange the most favorable examination schedule based on the BIC positioning system and people flow analysis. The device can also direct visitors to each examination stop without making them wait.
The entire process can be made even smoother in combination with the hospital’s internal systems such as the queuing system, the employees’ system, and the pricing system to realize fully electronic services, improve the health examination process, and provide value-added services.
7. Central control room:
Delta provides a building automation integration system, which can integrate, through the controller, various building-related systems such as electrical equipment, drainage systems, boiler systems, elevator systems, and fire alarm systems. The systems allow administrators to monitor and manage the state of all equipment in the medical building on a single platform, which reduces the labor burden. At the same time, when an anomaly happens to the equipment, personnel can quickly receive a warning, and the system automatically activates a backup system for the uninterrupted operation of the medical institution with its mission being to ensure the safety of personnel.
When the building facilities and systems of the medical institute need to be replaced or expanded, Delta’s building automation system is equipped with various network protocol support. This can seamlessly integrate various old and new systems and update monitoring systems without interrupting the normal operation of the hospital.
In addition to monitoring the operation of building equipment, Delta Energy Online offers energy monitoring functions that can convert the energy consumption data of a single building or multiple buildings into valuable analytics. This helps hospitals identify major energy consumption points and find the best energy-saving potential options to further implement energy-saving strategies.
To learn more about Delta’s solutions for smart medical institutions, please check out Delta’s related Building Automation Solutions.
Source : Building Automation Business Group
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