A near real-time location system (RTLS) provides healthcare organizations with the current location information of medical equipment, staff and patients. This can help a hospital or healthcare facility find critical resources, equipment and personnel as well as manage workflows with insightful data to help decrease incident response times. When combined with an integrated, centralized control system, a RTLS can help get the right equipment and staff to the right place, allow staff to request help to a specific location and help improve response times to incidents, supporting safer care and better outcomes. 

Integrated safety and security technologies including access control, video monitoring and analytics, fire and life safety and RTLS help improve situational awareness, centralize decision making, create standard operating procedures, automate workflows and most importantly, enable a faster, more coordinated response.

Yes. Hospitals and healthcare facilities are often laden with potentially hazardous situations. From oxygen leakage that could cause a flash over when using a laser surgical tool or lithium-ion batteries as an energy source. This increases the importance of detecting fires quickly, at the earliest possible stage, to help reduce patient disruptions and improve safety. Aspirating smoke detectors continuously sample air to provide early warnings of fire hazards, helping detect threats before they escalate. Some devices provide multi-level warnings and are equipped with wide-ranging sensitivity to identify even the most negligible amounts of smoke, helping to prevent smalls fire from taking hold.

Yes. Hospitals require indoor air quality management systems that can manage a variety of situations from surgical suites, isolation rooms and standard patient rooms. This is required to help maintain environmental quality factors such as air flow, directional pressure and air quality. Air quality can have a major impact on the spread of airborne infections, including viruses. Honeywell’s Phoenix Controls systems enable improved directional airflow for patient rooms, surgical suites, and other critical areas, to help control hygiene, safety and energy usage.

Healthcare organizations need to protect their operational technology (OT) assets and systems just like their information technology (IT) networks. OT systems help hospitals and healthcare facilities operate – from HVAC systems, lighting systems, power systems, elevators and more. Hospitals and healthcare facilities can improve OT cybersecurity posture by creating full asset inventory, deploying monitoring tools, developing an incident response plan and working with a trusted partner to help protect from cyber threats.

Honeywell Sensing Solutions components are integrated into a wide range of critical medical devices that help support safety, compliance and reliable performance in life-critical healthcare applications including:  

• Ventilators: oxygen and airflow sensors for respiratory support 

• Anesthesia Machines: pressure and oxygen sensors for precise gas delivery 

• Oxygen Concentrators: lead-free oxygen sensors for patient therapy 

• Infusion Pumps: pressure sensors for accurate fluid control 

• CPAP/BiPAP Devices: airflow and pressure sensors for sleep therapy 

• Patient Monitoring Systems: temperature sensors for vital sign accuracy