FH is for “frequency hopping”, in this spread-spectrum telemetry system from GE that was just installed at the Memorial Hospital North of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The hospital is the first in the world to use it in conjunction with CARESCAPE Enterprise Access, a wireless infrastructure that coordinates various wireless needs of a hospital (cell, wi-fi, telemetry, etc).
The press release explains:
GE Healthcare announced…that Memorial Hospital North is the first healthcare institution to deploy ApexPro® FH, a spread-spectrum frequency hopping telemetry system, on its CARESCAPE™ Enterprise Access™ in-building wireless platform. The solution provides the hospital with a single, integrated, wireless platform that enables critical patient data to be securely coordinated, managed and distributed without the communications failures, interference or interruptions associated with un-integrated systems…
CARESCAPE Enterprise Access furthers the hospital’s commitment to innovation by providing a secure, comprehensive platform for wireless voice and data communications. Using CARESCAPE Enterprise Access, clinicians can access critical patient information and communicate more effectively which supports better patient care. Powered by MobileAccess and its Wire-it-Once™ infrastructure, CARESCAPE Enterprise Access enables the hospital to quickly adapt to emerging wireless requirements and expansions without disrupting operations or interrupting services.
Memorial Hospital North deployed CARESCAPE Enterprise Access to provide reliable performance for telemetry, cellular phone service, public safety communications, and radio frequency identification (RFID). Recently, Memorial Hospital North added ApexPro FH without disrupting operations or interrupting services. GE’s medical telemetry system provides Memorial North with a large-capacity (up to 640 patients) wireless patient monitoring system with significant protection from signal interference and dropout. The system uses a bi-directional, frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum infrastructure, allowing it to “hop around” the frequency spectrum to help prevent interference. By helping to protect life-critical patient data transmissions from interference, dropout and downtime, the solution supports optimal patient care by helping to support better caregiver communication and productivity.
Product page: ApexPro Telemetry System…