Technology Empowers Caregivers

By Gary Buss

Remember when the overhead paging system was heard regularly throughout hospital corridors? It was an integral part of the environment but certainly not an ideal way to communicate. Today, technology is coming to the rescue. It helps caregivers communicate effectively, locate people and equipment quickly, and stay mobile while staying in touch.

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Healing Healthcare Campus

Clarian North Medical Center’s Big-Picture Approach

by Brian McFarlane, AIA

Quality care and a healing environment are priorities at Clarian North Medical Center in urban Carmel, Ind. This philosophy begins at the perimeter of the 46-acre campus, carries through the grounds, and shapes the buildings. The $135million, 440,000-square foot hospital and 160,000-square-foot medical office building provide the Indiana community with state-of -the-art healthcare services, including centers of excellence for women, children and specialty surgery.

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Modernizing Emergency Power

One of Montana’s Largest Health Centers Centralizes, Automates Its System

Totally modernizing a hospital’s emergency power system doesn’t have to be a big pill to swallow. The work can be completed in small doses, without unpleasant budgetary side effects. That’s exactly the prescription that Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls, Mont., is following for its East Campus.

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