Meditech '600' Intelligent Nurse Call
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Why do we need to communicate?
How will good communications help?
Why choose MIM-Meditech™ '600'?
How have MIM used this technology to help the hospital?
In what way is MIM unique?
 What's "Intelligent"?
How difficult is the system to install?
What about faults or system malfunctions?
The System
 
 
 
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Why do we need to communicate?
Because Hospitals are becoming busier, Patients are becoming more demanding, Staff are difficult to get and operating costs are increasing.
How will good communications help?
By reducing the amount of time a Nurse wastes in non-medical visits to the patient, good communications will enable the Nurse to use the work time attending to the Patients who need their skilled attention, a Nurses time is too valuable to be wasted in non-medical duties. Extensive studies have shown that 60% of patient calls are for non-medical reasons such as "may I have a drink?" - "can I go home?" - "what time is visiting?" etc. Only 40% require the qualified Nurses attention at the patients bedside.
Why choose MIM-Meditech '600'
Because the Meditech™ system has been developed out of practical experience gained from 25 years of hospital systems design, 25 years in which we have seen electronics alter our whole way of life, making tasks that were difficult and impossible, easy and available to the majority of our population. Electronics have revolutionised our methods of working and over the last 25 years we have all experienced technology being used because it is available, technology used this way can be counter productive because it is so complex to operate that in the busy work area of a modern hospital Nursing staff have not the time to think "how do I use this equipment?" they have to act fast and efficiently, because life depends on their actions!!
How have MIM used this technology to help the hospital?
MIM have studied the operational requirements of today's modern hospitals, observed the Nurses at work, listened to their problems, asked for their ideas, questioned the patients and designed a system that assists the Nurse to ease their workload, the patient to recover faster and the Administration to meet their operational budgets. MIM developed Meditech using the latest Microprocessor technology in a 'user friendly' system that is easy to use, easy to understand and has spare capacity for future expansion.

We do not know what changes will happen in our hospitals during the next 25 years, what we do know is that operational costs will rise, Nurses will become more difficult to recruit and Patients will demand even higher standards of comfort and attention.

MEDITECH '600' has been designed to meet these challenges by having in-built spare systems capacity that is programmable and expandable, yet easy to operate.

In what way is MIM unique?
The MIM MEDITECH '600' is simple to operate, gives clear easy to understand simple messages that are easy to change by simply typing in the required text without having to call in a qualified Engineer every time a new patient arrives in the hospital. What you see and what you touch are warm, wipe clean, aesthetically pleasing and user friendly. The electronics have been designed to monitor every vital part of the system, reporting any malfunction directly to the Nursing station, these malfunctions can be rectified quickly and efficiently because all the Printed circuit boards (PCB's) have been designed with 'plug-in' components.
What's "intelligent"?
MEDITECH 600 has an intelligent microprocessor control system built into every communications point, this device monitors the operations and functions of each of the communications points. The Nurse Station also has an intelligent microprocessor control system which monitors the operations and functions of each of the communications points. We use this method of communication and control to enable fast response to all calls and to give the system spare capacity for future expansion. An added advantage is that the operation of the system can be altered on site to meet today's operational requirements by simple reprogramming at any time now or in the future.
How difficult is the system to install?
The MEDITECH 600 system has been designed for easy installation, all component parts are numbered and identified for fast wiring and connecting. The MEDITECH MSC422 Data cable has been specifically designed to incorporate all the wiring necessary for the installation, we have also designed a data cable connection box type 622 which makes sure that any spurs or tee's are correctly connected, these are common methods of cable installation that are economical but can be a source of problems if not connected correctly, the 622 data connection unit ensures that the chances of a wrong connection are minimised.
What about faults or system malfunctions?
The microprocessor control systems built into every communications point monitors the correct operation of the system and reports faults such as breaks in the cable directly and automatically to the Nurse Station. The wiring is terminated in plug-in connectors which connect to the Printed Circuit Cards installed in each communications point. Faulty Printed Circuit Cards can be easily changed by unplugging the connector without having to disconnect the wiring. The MEDITECH 600 system has been designed for fast fault finding and rectification, this can be carried out by semi skilled technicians employed directly by the hospital or by our own world-wide service organisation.
The System             "Click Here! for an Interactive Demonstration"
At the heart of the system is the Nurse Station. This unit controls the operation and functions of the system, it is an ergonomically designed low profile desk mounted unit with all indicators and buttons enclosed behind a wipe sterilizable membrane fascia. A total of 60 communications points can be controlled from one type 620 Nurse Station Console, each console has control and command functions which are accessed by individual codes known only to the Hospital Staff, these command functions allow patient information to be displayed on a back-lit Liquid Crystal Display. Patient names and simple medical information can be entered using the 'PATIENT UPDATE' button, this information can be 'inputted' by the staff after using a simple access code. The Liquid Crystal display gives step by step instructions which are easy to follow making it unnecessary to refer to the operations manual when reprogramming.

   

Meditech™ 600 has been specifically designed for today's busy hospitals to be easy to operate with clear precise instructions displayed on the large back-lit Liquid crystal display.

Meditech™ 600 can be installed in stages due to its unique 'building block' design, a hospital can initially install a simple 'light-call' system and expand this to a complete two way speech communications systems without any structural modifications.

MIM have a complete range of installation material including a specially constructed cable that incorporates all the required wiring necessary for a complete installation and allows for future expansion at a later date.
Meditech™ 600 is today's answer to tomorrow's problems.

Please refer to separate Technical DATA sheets for technical information on the individual items illustrated. MSC422 Data cable (BUS line) can be wired as shown with type 622 Data Connection boxes or looped in and out of each processor in a 'daisy chain', 'Star', 'radial' or 'ring' wiring can also be used. Please note that the cable terminations on each Processor are designed for a maximum of two cables. The MSC6 System cable is used to connect the ancillary items (603, 609, 610, 606, 605, 613, 614, 615, 616 & 623), the 608 Lamp Tone connects directly to the MSC422 Data Cable. Other types of cable can be substituted for the MSC422 and MSC6 cables provided these are approved by MIM Meditech prior to installation, please contact our Technical Services Department for further advice.


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