Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital (GHK) is a state-of-the-art, multi-specialty private tertiary hospital designed to provide the Hong Kong people with high-quality healthcare services. As a brand new facility, located at Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island South, the 500 bedded facilities promises to be one of the most modern and well-equipped hospitals in the…
Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong Union Hospital adopts RFID temperature sensors for pediatric patients
RFID Journal, article (extract), September 11, 2012: The system enables the children to have a better night’s sleep, and also provides nurses with real-time readings of temperature and other vital signs. Compared with adults, pediatric patients are at greater risk of spiking fevers, and for that reason, hospitals must often record the temperatures of young…
Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun Hospital evaluates the use of a wireless temperature monitoring system
Conference abstract (extract), June 28, 2010: RFID technology can effectively enhance patient experience as well as minimising the risk of infection by nursing staff due to the elimination of unnecessary contact with infectious patient. Patient safety could also be enhanced as high fever alert can be made with real-time frequent recording of the body temperature…