People and Technology announced that it will supply its IndoorPlus+ Solution to the newly built Yongin Severance Hospital, South Korea’s first facility where outpatient care, surgeries, and admissions are all exclusively handled by specialized physicians.

Located in Giheung-gu, Yongin City, the hospital represents a significant investment of KRW 350 billion, spanning a 72,959㎡ site with a 13-story building (4 underground) and 755 beds, initially operating with 474 beds.

A Vision for a Smart, Digital Hospital

The IndoorPlus+ Solution aligns perfectly with the vision of Dr. Dong-Hoon Choi, the hospital’s director, who aims to implement an intelligent ICT solution that minimizes unnecessary administrative tasks for medical staff, allowing them to focus on patient care while maximizing patient safety.

By tracking the location of assets, patients, and staff, the solution:

• Reduces time spent by nurses and assistants on locating hospital assets.
• Minimizes patient wait times for treatments requiring hospital equipment.
• Enhances patient protection, including preventing wandering and locating missing patients.
• Tracks physician locations during emergencies, ensuring immediate response.
• Collects data on asset utilization, preventing theft, and optimizing asset placement and usage across wards.

Key Features and Benefits of IndoorPlus+

1. Asset Protection and Monitoring

   • Alerts triggered when assets move beyond designated zones, enabling real-time monitoring.
   • Saves time and effort spent locating hospital equipment and supplies.

2. Operational Efficiency

   • Provides data-driven insights for asset demand forecasting, quantity adjustments, and distribution by ward.
   • Enhances equipment utilization and operational efficiency through asset movement analysis.

3. Patient Safety

   • Prevents wandering or unauthorized absence with location tracking.
   • Offers SOS-enabled devices for patients to request immediate help in emergencies, with real-time location data for swift medical response.

4. Emergency Response

   • Tracks physician locations in real-time, allowing immediate action during critical situations.

5. Optimized Patient Flow

   • Minimizes waiting times for patients and medical staff, creating a seamless and efficient care process.

A Future-Ready IoT Platform

While currently focused on asset, patient, and staff tracking, the IndoorPlus+ Solution is designed as an integrated IoT platform with future scalability.

Upcoming smart sensing capabilities may include:

• Temperature monitoring for pharmaceutical refrigerators.
• Patient biosignal collection through wearable devices.
• Environmental sensors for tailored patient care environments.

These enhancements will further enable personalized healthcare services and establish Yongin Severance Hospital as a hub for cutting-edge smart hospital innovations in Asia.

This partnership underscores the transformative potential of IoT in healthcare, paving the way for a new era of operational excellence and patient-centered care.