Bed alert communication method

A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network interface units that are coupleable to...

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Hauptverfasser:	Schuman, Richard J, Collins, Jr., Williams F, Vanderpohl, III, Irvin J, Allen, James M, Riley, Carl W, Mathura, Christopher A, Huster, Keith A, Glidewell, Patricia A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY CHECKING-DEVICES DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS FUNERAL DEVICES GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS 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 MASSAGE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS ORDER TELEGRAPHS PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY PHYSICS REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS SURGERY TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILARSIGNALS TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network interface units that are coupleable to or integrated into a hospital bed are also disclosed. The system receives data from the hospital beds and/or other equipment and initiates a communication to a wireless communication device of at least one designated caregiver in response to the received data being indicative of an alarm condition.