Configurable system for alerting caregivers

• Main Authors: COLLINS, WILLIAM F. JR, GLIDEWELL, PATRICIA ANNE, VANDERPOHL, IRVIN J. JR, ALLEN, JAMES MAURICE, RILEY, CARL WILLIAM, HUSTER, KEITH A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.04.2006
• Subjects: CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSIS; FUNERAL DEVICES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A system (12, 110, 112, 312, 372) that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds (10, 159, 314, 342, 362, 364) located in roan-is of healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment (316, 318) may be monitored by the system (12,110,112, 312, 372). Various of network interface units (340, 348, 352, 360, 366) that are coupleable to or integrated into a hospital bed (10, 159,314, 342, 362, 364) are also disclosed, The system (12, 110, 112, 312, 372) receives data from the hospital beds (10, 159, 314, 342, 362, 364) and/or other equipment (316, 318) and initiates a communication to a wireless communication device (24, 26, 28, 146, 162, 168) of at least one designated caregiver in response to the received data being indicative of an alarm condition,