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Distributed healthcare communication system

  • US 8,598,995 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2009
  • Issued: 12/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A healthcare communication system for use in a healthcare facility having a plurality of patient rooms and locating equipment to determine the whereabouts of caregivers in the healthcare facility, the healthcare communication system comprising:

  • a plurality of graphical audio stations, each of the patients rooms having at least one of the plurality of graphical audio stations located therein, anda master station communicatively coupled to each of the graphical audio stations, each of the plurality of graphical audio stations having a graphical display screen and having user inputs that are usable by a first caregiver to establish a two-way voice communication link with a second caregiver via selection of a contact method from a menu of different contact methods, the different contact methods on the menu including a menu item allowing contacting a specific one of the plurality of graphical audio stations corresponding to a location at which the second caregiver is located as determined via the locating equipment.

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