Patent ID: 11944467
Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A healthcare communication system for use in a healthcare facility having a plurality of patient rooms, the healthcare communication system comprising:
a plurality of beds, each bed being located in a respective patient room of the plurality of patient rooms,
a master station communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of beds, the master station receiving bed status information from each of the plurality of beds,
a status board communicatively coupled with the master station and operable to display information regarding each of the following: locations within the healthcare facility, at least some of the bed status information, and a bed alarm associated with at least one bed of the plurality of beds,
a plurality of wireless communication badges, each wireless communication badge being assignable to a respective healthcare worker, each wireless communication badge being configured for voice communications with the master nurse station and each wireless communication badge being configured to receive text messages, and
a plurality of portable phones, wherein the master station has user inputs that are selectable to place a voice call to a designated wireless communication badge of the plurality of wireless communication badges, to send a text message to the designated wireless communication badge, and to place a voice call to a designated portable phone of the plurality of portable phones.