Review of intelligent healthcare buildings meeting
On Thursday, October 6, some 55 professionals in the field of building automation gathered in the new Radboud hospital for a session on intelligent healthcare buildings.
It Radboudumc wants to be at the forefront of shaping the healthcare of the future. They do this in a person-oriented and innovative way. And in close collaboration with their network. In this way, every patient always receives the best care, now and in the future. This vision was explained by three speakers during a full afternoon program. The afternoon was concluded with an extensive tour of the new Radboud UMC.
René Bleeker, Director of the Construction Project Office at Radboud University Medical Center, kicked off the event with his presentation “Less bricks, more bytes, different behaviour: building the development of sustainable, innovative and affordable healthcare”.
René sketched the image of a new way of working, with more technology and fewer buildings. In total, the new Radboud UMC will consist of 100,000 m2 less surface area, with the same production. The smart hospital is reflected in a number of innovative facets, such as digital door signs, the use of a care telephone and track & tracing of medical equipment.
The duo presentation of Gert-Jan Bakker from Rule Partners and Alain Schoenmakers from Equans gave an insight into the path from vision to realization. How do you translate the specifications into the desired result? The most important advice from this presentation appears not so much in the technology, but in cooperation. Cooperation is essential, not only between the different suppliers, but also with the hospital and various expert groups from the hospital. In addition, focus on an open architecture and future-oriented design are two tips that Gert-Jan and Alain gave the visitors.
Presentation Gert-Jan Bakker and Alain Schoenmakers
Then Harry van Goor, surgeon at Radboudumc and professor of surgical education, gave his vision on Smart Hospital. He provided insight into three areas where technology supports healing.
This has been applied in the new Radboud UMC, for example, by placing multipurpose video screens in all patient rooms. The patient has access to all possible entertainment via this screen, from nature films to Netflix. Other examples are the use of VR glasses to distract the patient from pain, and the use of games to stimulate mobility.
The patient has control over his own environment and can, for example, close the curtains himself and operate the light with a tablet. He can also use it to call the nurses. On the large video screen, a patient can make video calls with his house and on this he can also find his schedule for the day and the team of care workers. All this gives the patient the feeling of having control over his own situation and studies have shown that this promotes recovery.
Contact with home and the possibility to call the nurse are important factors for a patient. Despite the fact that technology is playing an increasingly important role, personal contact remains essential.
After the inspiring presentation by Harry van Goor, the afternoon was concluded with an extensive tour of the beautiful new building section of the Radboudumc. During this tour, insight was given into both Smart Hospital and Smart Building and how these two go together.
Below is a photo impression.
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