ComputerWorld examines a large scale WiFi deployment at Carolinas Healthcare, which runs hospitals in both North and South Carolina. According to the magazine, the provider has added 500 wireless access points throughout its 14 hospitals and plans to add a further 500 in the next year. The tech savvy provider is also conducting a Voice over IP trial for respiratory therapists and other staff to see if equipping them with hands free devices improves efficiency.
- see this story from ComputerWorld
PLUS: Last week Forbes reported on the advanced wireless use in Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, Washington. Story