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What are Smart Hospitals? | Mackenzie Health's Felix Zhang

IoT For All Podcast · 17 Jan 2022 · 23m

What this episode covers

Felix Zhang, CTO of Mackenzie Health, discusses the design and implementation of Canada's first smart hospital, Kulchur-Fuong, focusing on how IoT and RTLS technologies solve operational challenges and improve patient care. He details the integration of systems like bedside iPads for patient engagement and real-time asset tracking, emphasizing the importance of piloting solutions in existing facilities to validate workflows before large-scale deployment. Zhang highlights the shift in ROI metrics from pure revenue to patient safety and experience, and outlines future plans for predictive analytics and unified communication integrations.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Mackenzie Health, Centrak
Products
Kulchur-Fuong hospital
Tools
RTLS, EMR

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