As patients, healthcare professionals and medical facilities increasingly embrace video conferencing as part of the care delivery system, LG Business Solutions USA has launched LG Pro:Centric Connect, a new tool for systems integrators to offer simple and secure video calls through LG’s healthcare smart TVs. This expands the power of…
Health and social care
‘Integrated VC-cart speeds up stroke treatment’
A medical cart that could transform the care of stroke patients who turn up at A&E departments has been installed at a Belfast NHS Trust, following favourable reviews by medical consultants. The concept for the cart, which has an integrated videoconferencing system linked to the hospital's existing ICT infrastructure, was developed…
Care home technology increases social interaction
Hill House in Sandbach, Cheshire is a care home for 24 residents with a range of disabilities and communication needs run by Leonard Cheshire, a charity which has been supporting disabled people for more than 70 years. The home is currently the focus of an exciting assistive technology project which…
Belgian hospital equipped with 500 Philips displays
Part of a major upgrade to improve the comfort and care of its patients, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, one of Belgium’s largest and leading hospitals, has installed more than 500 new pro TVs and medical grade displays inside waiting and treatment rooms. With over 1,182 beds and 300,000 patients seen…
Igloo immersion room aids medical teaching
The University of Adelaide is one of Australia’s most research-intensive institutions. To provide high-quality teaching to its students of the health professions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it has created a virtual classroom, powered by Igloo Vision immersive technology. The Covid-19 crisis has heavily impacted the ability of universities worldwide to…
Picturall Quad brings fun to children’s hospital
A new media production facility at a major US children’s hospital, funded by private donations, gives ambulatory patients a chance to participate in content creation while children in isolation can join in as interactive participants. Children are having fun creating content for an in-house, closed-circuit radio and television station. The…
Christie projection calms children at hospital
Christie Captiva ultra-short throw projectors were recently installed in three paediatric operating theatres in the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital in Barcelona so that children can watch cartoons or their favourite TV series before going under the effects of anaesthesia. The idea behind this pioneering initiative in Spain is…
300 drones display Covid-19 messaging in Korea
South Korea's government has used 300 drones to thank frontline workers and encourage citizens to keep fighting the spread of Coronavirus by taking precautionary hygiene meausres. A "drone art flash mob" was used to show images of medical workers in protective gear together with images of handwashing, people wearing masks…
‘AV rises to the challenge’ special: tech for good
Innovation in AV is giving support to healthcare workers on the frontline, from establishing a safer, more efficient environment through to enabling medical consultations to be carried out via video conferencing. AV professionals’ skills and solutions proved powerful in converted field hospitals. Production and integration specialist Panavid assisted healthcare workers…
Cinos launches health and social care UC platform
AV integrator Cinos has launched a robust and flexible unified communications platform that can be used across any health or social care setting. The Stellaris HSCN Unified Communications Services enables users to schedule, host and manage multidisciplinary (MDT) and other crucial voice and video meetings – both on the platform…