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

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2022-01-17
- Length: 23m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/What-are-Smart-Hospitals---Mackenzie-Healths-Felix-Zhang-e28bk44

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=4) Introduction and Mackenzie Health Overview
- [3:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=191) Defining the Smart Hospital and Problem Statement
- [4:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=282) RTLS and Asset Management Use Cases
- [6:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=379) Piloting, Validation, and Integration Challenges
- [9:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=566) Patient Experience: Kiosks and Bedside iPads
- [14:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=859) COVID-19 Impact and Virtual Visits
- [16:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=965) Data Analytics, ROI, and Future Predictive Capabilities
- [20:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-17-what-are-smart-hospitals-mackenzie-healths-felix-zhang#t=1213) Advice on Vendor Selection and Piloting

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Mackenzie Health (company)
- Kulchur-Fuong hospital (product)
- RTLS (tool)
- Centrak (company)
- EMR (tool)

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