Queensland’s Gold Coast Health deploys Rauland’s Concierge platform to reduce contact in COVID-19 wards

Queensland’s Gold Coast Health has set up a bedside terminal solution by health IT provider Rauland Australia to reduce physical interactions in its COVID-19 ward. 

WHAT IT DOES

Rauland’s Concierge platform combines Siemens HiMed bedside terminals and Rauland’s software and services. It supports patient engagement with features including telehealth, on-demand patient education, patient information, electronic meal ordering, patient communications and entertainment.

WHY IT MATTERS

The platform was installed in the COVID-19 ward at Gold Coast University Hospital to minimise nursing contact amid rising coronavirus infections and to enable remote consultations. 

Commenting on the installation, Dr Kylie Alcon, Gold Coast Health’s clinical director overseeing the COVID-19 ward, said: “It is one thing to talk on the phone to a patient while looking at their observations on a computer screen, but to see the patient, even virtually, gives the treating doctor a more complete picture as well as cementing a therapeutic doctor-patient relationship that is hard to do on the phone.” 

THE LARGER CONTEXT

There has been a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases across Queensland since end July due to an outbreak caused by the Delta variant. As of 19 September, total COVID-19 infections across the state topped 2,000 with 27 active cases. In Gold Coast, five patients are currently being treated for the disease.

The pandemic has led to shortages in hospital staff; positive cases have taken out entire shifts of staff and in some instances, no casual workers are left to back them up, according to Vickie Knight, clinical services executive at Rauland Australia. “Virtual care is minimising face-to-face contact nursing, therefore reducing exposure risk. Patients have adapted to virtual care and satisfaction is high,” she said. 

ON THE RECORD

“The high-tech Concierge platform has enabled hospital staff to continue to provide quality care to their patients while maintaining a safe environment. The long-term partnership allowed a solution to be rapidly deployed to the designated COVID-19 ward, significantly reducing the risk to patients and staff,” Rauland Australia CEO Cameron Burt said.

Note: This article have been indexed to our site. We do not claim legitimacy, ownership or copyright of any of the content above. To see the article at original source Click Here

Related Posts
Beijing tests 2 million for COVID as Winter Olympics loom thumbnail

Beijing tests 2 million for COVID as Winter Olympics loom

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where they identified a small cluster of COVID-19 infections will be tested, less than two weeks ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics. The announcement came days after China's postal service ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries…
Read More
Hayat Hanım thumbnail

Hayat Hanım

“İstediği her şeyi büyük bir tutkuyla istiyordu: Bir lambayı, oynak bir şarkıyla dans etmeyi, beni, bir şeftaliyi, sevişmeyi, lezzetli bir yemeği… Ama tutkuyla istediği her şeyden o tutku kadar güçlü bir aldırmazlıkla vazgeçebileceğini de hissediyordum. Her şeyi isteme hakkına, her şeyden vazgeçme gücüne sahipmiş gibi davranıyordu. Sanırım isteklerindeki doğal sınırsızlık, vazgeçebileceğine olan büyük inancından kaynaklanıyordu.…
Read More
Finland sees decline during ESBL monitoring thumbnail

Finland sees decline during ESBL monitoring

Food chain monitoring in Finland has found a low level of an indicator of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in meat and animals, according to recent review of data. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) and AmpC-producing E. coli bacteria were reported for broilers, chicken meat, and beef in 2020. Incidence of ESBL and AmpC-producing bacteria has been lower in…
Read More
Index Of News
Consider making some contribution to keep us going. We are donation based team who works to bring the best content to the readers. Every donation matters.
Donate Now

Subscription Form

Liking our Index Of News so far? Would you like to subscribe to receive news updates daily?

Total
0
Share