BED ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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Abstract
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.
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30 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
- 11. A system for alerting caregivers carrying wireless communication devices of alarm conditions associated with a patient bed and with at least one piece of equipment in a healthcare facility, the system comprising at least one computer device that is remote from the patient bed and the at least one piece of equipment and that receives data from the patient bed and the at least one piece of equipment, a display screen associated with the at least one computer device, the at least one computer device being operable to display at least one alarm selection screen on the display screen, the at least one alarm selection screen permitting a user to select at least one bed alarm condition relating to the patient bed and at least one equipment alarm condition relating to the at least one piece of equipment, the at least one computer device being operable to initiate a communication to the wireless communication device of at least one of the designated caregivers in response either or both of the bed alarm condition and the equipment alarm condition being met.
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