Smart Hospitals: The Future is Now

Seoul – February 9, 2021 – People and Technology, a participant in the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Smart Hospital Pilot Project since October last year, announced the final agreement to supply its healthcare IoT (IoMT) solution, IndoorPlus+ SmartCare, to Gachon University Gil Medical Center.

Under this agreement, People and Technology will implement its specialized healthcare platform, IndoorPlus+ SmartCare, to provide asset management, as well as patient and staff location monitoring. Additionally, the mobile SDK version of IndoorPlus+ VESTIGO, an epidemiological investigation system launched in September 2020, will also be introduced as a new service.

About Gachon University Gil Medical Center

Since its establishment in 1958 in Jung-gu, Incheon, Gachon University Gil Medical Center has achieved numerous milestones, including Korea’s first AI Cancer Center and the world’s first AI colonoscopy development. The hospital has played a pivotal role in regional cancer prevention and management. In 2014, it was named one of Korea’s top 10 research-oriented hospitals, ranking alongside Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital.

Key Achievements of Gachon University Gil Medical Center

• 2011: Designated as the first cancer center in Incheon by a private university.
• 2016: Opened the AI Cancer Center.
• 2011: Introduced Korea’s first Doctor Helicopter (emergency medical transport).
• Operates entrusted services for socially disadvantaged groups.
• Runs a high-risk maternal support center.
• Provides free cervical cancer screenings (130,000 individuals screened to date).
• 1992–Present: Offers heart treatment for children in underdeveloped countries (431 children treated as of 2020).
• Supports marginalized groups through the Gachon Community Service Initiative.

Since participating in the Smart Hospital Pilot Project, People and Technology has focused on developing medical IoT platform services and deployment models tailored to hospital workflows over the past two quarters. The solution provided to Gachon University Gil Medical Center is expected to be fully implemented by the end of April.

This partnership signifies a major step forward in advancing smart hospital models, setting a benchmark for the future of healthcare innovation.