User station for healthcare communication system
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1. A user station for a patient-nurse communication system, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior region, the housing being positionable in a patient room of a healthcare facility, the housing comprising a front face, a display supported by the front face, the display being in substantially the same plane as the front face, and a pair of speakers, each speaker mounted to the housing;
at least one communications port coupled to the housing and configured to operably couple the user station to a patient-nurse communication system;
a memory device supported by the housing, having embodied therein a digital audio file;
multimedia electrical circuitry in the housing, the multimedia electrical circuitry being configured to play the at least one digital audio file at the speakers; and
electrical circuitry configured to select one of a plurality of calling methods comprising at least one of a voice routing to a location method, a wireless telephone method, and a text paging to a wireless device method, to communicate with the patient-nurse communication system.
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Abstract
A user station configurable for use in a healthcare communication system, such as a nurse call system, is provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A user station for a patient-nurse communication system, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior region, the housing being positionable in a patient room of a healthcare facility, the housing comprising a front face, a display supported by the front face, the display being in substantially the same plane as the front face, and a pair of speakers, each speaker mounted to the housing; at least one communications port coupled to the housing and configured to operably couple the user station to a patient-nurse communication system; a memory device supported by the housing, having embodied therein a digital audio file; multimedia electrical circuitry in the housing, the multimedia electrical circuitry being configured to play the at least one digital audio file at the speakers; and electrical circuitry configured to select one of a plurality of calling methods comprising at least one of a voice routing to a location method, a wireless telephone method, and a text paging to a wireless device method, to communicate with the patient-nurse communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A user station for a patient-nurse communication system, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior region; a communications port coupled to the housing and configured to connect the user station to the patient-nurse communication system; a display supported by the housing; and a memory device in the housing having embodied therein software to configure the user station for a particular type of end user;
wherein the user station is configurable by the software to a first configuration intended for use by a staff member of a healthcare facility and the user station is configurable by the software to a second configuration intended for use by a patient of the healthcare facility. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A user station for a patient-nurse communication system, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior region, the housing being positionable in a patient room of a healthcare facility, a display supported by the housing, and a speaker mounted to the housing; at least one communications port coupled to the housing and configured to operably couple the user station to a patient-nurse communication system; a memory device supported by the housing; and electrical circuitry configured to select one of a plurality of calling methods comprising at least one of a voice routing to a location method, a wireless telephone method, and a text paging to a wireless device method, to communicate with the patient-nurse communication system.
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