Toshiba Expands Solutions for Healthcare Vertical Market
Cornell communications nurse call and reporting solution integrates with the Strata CIX VoIP System, providing a solution for SMB-sized healthcare facilities.
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division, has broadened the range of the communications it offers the healthcare market, making available the Cornell Series 4000 tone/visual nurse call system and AURA 2.0 emergency response system from Cornell †Communications.†
The 4000 Series tone/visual nurse call system is UL1069 listed, a designation mandatory in many states for a Skilled Nursing Facility. It can also be integrated with Toshiba’s Strata CIX IP business communication system.
These systems are available now through Toshiba’s nationwide authorized dealer network.
Toshiba America Information Systems vice president, product management, Shahin Hatamian says that integrating the Cornell Series 4000 nurse call system and AURA 2.0 emergency response system with the† systems provides “a comprehensive nurse call and recording solution for SMB-sized healthcare facilities.”
Hatamian adds, “This addition to the Toshiba telecom product line is in keeping with our desire to deliver comprehensive applications that solve the specific needs of select vertical markets, including healthcare.”
The Cornell Series 4000 nurse call system and AURA 2.0 emergency response system, when combined, provide a flexible solution that can be customized to the unique needs of an individual care facility.
The Cornell Series 4000 nurse call system includes bedside stations, bath/emergency pull cords, and annunciator panels that give tone and visual notification to a nurse, or caregiver, in case of an emergency. It also has a reporting function.
The AURA 2.0 emergency response system provides both wired and wireless support for the Nurse Call System, including alert display, notifications, and a reporting function. The alert display shows the patients or residents information such as his or her room number or name and how long it has been since the patient of resident has pushed the nurse call button.
When the AURA 2.0 Emergency Response System is integrated with the Toshiba Strata CIX VoIP system, the combined communication system can then initiate the ‘telephone knock-off alarm,’ which automatically routes calls to a nurse’s station telephone when a patient or a resident cannot dial a phone or has dropped a phone in an emergency. It can also be integrated with AURA 2.0 to notify the caregiver of the ‘knock-off alarm.’
The AURA 2.0 Emergency Response System can be integrated with the 4000 Series tone/visual nurse call system as well. Once an emergency situation is detected (whether through wireless peripherals, Series 4000 system or knock-off alarm), the system alerts the caregiver through a variety of notifications, including written notification via e-mail, to pagers, and/or to cell phones via a short message service for cellular phone text messaging). In addition, audio notification can be sent to a cell, wireless or desk telephone, including Toshiba telephones using the standard session initiation protocol technology. Notifications can be customized to meet specific needs or goals.
The reporting function of the Cornell Nurse Call System permits a care facility to generate reports that will show the usage of the system. These reports should help improve the management of an overall facility in a variety of ways for its staff, residents/patients, and their families. The AURA 2.0 System also has a reporting function that shows a caregiver’s response time. These response time reports can be used as one measure of a health care organization’s performance.
Strata CIX and Cornell systems are available through Authorized Toshiba Dealers. To find an authorized Toshiba dealer in your area, visit the Toshiba Web site.