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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, November 12, 2015 | 22 New hospital offers state-of-the-art technology by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Media and other stakeholders were given a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes technology at the new Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) that will open Dec. 13. Friday's tour of the 1.6-million-square-foot facility allowed Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) to show off one of the many singlepatient rooms, where touch-panels will permit patients to control room temperature, lighting and order food, among other things. HHS Vice President of Redevelopment Bill Bailey said technology would also allow patients have access to information on their care path. Such technology will also benefit a patient's family members. "When a loved one is having surgery, you can follow their progress with the information technology that is there in the waiting room so you understand and the stress you are feeling can be diminished," said Bailey. "This also means staff in the area are free to provide more care, rather than respond to information requests from a very concerned parent or guardian or loved one. These tools will enable us to deliver a different quality and level of care in this hospital and we are very proud about what that will allow us to do for everyone who comes here, as a visitor, patient or staff member." For patients at risk of falling, alarms are in place that will alert the nearby nurse's station if During a recent sneak peek at the technology featured at the new Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Andy Wasiuk, commissioning manager for EllisDon Corp., shows off some of the features in a new single-patient room. | photo by Riziero Vertolli ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) the person tries to get out of bed alone. The computer display allows staff to see what room is involved and quickly respond with an audio message asking the patient to wait for help. The new hospital will also feature state-of-theart IT/Security systems, which includes 1,100 security cameras. Wireless duress tags carried by staff can be depressed in the event of a problem. The system shows the depressed tag's location and sends an alert to security in real time, avoiding the need to rely on voice communications. Similar tags are available for infants, to prevent hospital abductions. If an infant wearing a tag is taken to an area they are not supposed to be, the tag triggers doors in the area to lock and alerts security personnel, who are sent to that location. An alert is also triggered if someone tries to remove or tamper with an infant's tag. These tags can also be given to patients with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, to prevent them from wandering out of the hospital. Other technology featured at the new hospital will include laboratory robotics, which will provide accurate processing of specimens and quicker delivery of lab results. Wireless technology will be used in lieu of individual pagers and public address paging to provide a quiet environment throughout. Public address paging will still be available for emergency purposes. The management of patient information is another area that will see change for the better. An integrated patient record will have the ability to communicate patient information to other facilities in surrounding communities in order to ensure accurate record keeping. New wireless technology will allow for medical equipment to update the electronic patient record automatically, and send alerts to clinical staff. The technology will be run by one network. Servers for this network are housed in a main computer room, which also houses back-up servers. The room features two different sources of power and has plenty of space for additional servers and cabling, as needed, over the 60-year life of the hospital. The equipment can also be swapped out for new technology as it becomes available. In the event the room were damaged by fire, the hospital has a second data core 500 feet away and on a different floor of the hospital that can handle the operation of the facility. A Ch ild 's Holi d ay Wish List om r f y d d a D p o t S 1. g yelling and hittin e. tim e h t ll a y m m o M This coming holiday season, not every child will wish for the same things. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month. One out of every four women will be abused at some point in her life. Halton Women's Place needs your help to close the door on abuse. s e is u r b e r o m 2. No or tears. 3. Help my family feel safe again. Halton Women's Place In November, wear your purple scarf. Purchase yours at Halton Women's Place. For more information, please call 905-332-1200 ext.221 or visit www.haltonwomensplace.com Crisis Line: 905-878-8970 or 905-332-7892