At a glance
- Client
- A tertiary care hospitalName withheld for confidentiality
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Service
- IoT Digital Engineering
- Scope
- RTLS deployment, asset tagging and clinical integration
The challenge
Nurses spent up to 30 minutes per shift looking for infusion pumps, wheelchairs and monitors. To compensate, departments hoarded equipment, so the hospital bought more devices than it needed.
Biomedical teams struggled to locate devices due for maintenance or recall.
Our approach
Tag the critical assets
Small tags were attached to high-value and frequently searched-for devices.
Install location sensors
Receivers across wards and departments track tags at room level.
Make search simple
Staff find the nearest available device from a ward screen or phone.
Use the data
Utilisation reports show where equipment sits idle and where more is needed.
The solution
Staff now locate the nearest available device in seconds. Biomedical engineers find equipment due for servicing immediately, and managers can redistribute idle devices instead of buying new ones.
Nursing time goes back to patients.
Results
- Room-level location of every tagged device
- Nearest available equipment found in seconds
- Faster maintenance and recall handling
- Utilisation data to avoid unnecessary purchases
Technology used
- BLE / RTLS tags
- Indoor positioning
- Asset management integration
- Web and mobile apps
Facing a similar challenge?
Tell us what you are working on. We will walk you through how we would approach it, with no obligation.