IHSE, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced KVM systems, today announces the successful installation of a Draco tera KVM matrix switch to help provide centralized patient monitoring in the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
The recently opened Neurosciences Center at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, provides care in one of the most advanced inpatient units for the treatment of childhood epilepsy and other neurodegenerative diseases.
As a key component of the new facility, CHW partnered with BlackRock Neuromed to integrate one of IHSE’s high definition KVM Switching System enabling CHW’s team of doctors, nurses and technicians immediate access to critical monitoring data by simple and non-intimidating keyboard hot key selections.
Based on an 80-port Draco tera compact KVM matrix switch, the system was designed to allow 24/7 monitoring of patient rooms from a central control room and individual patient monitoring from nurse stations using high definition cameras and audio communications. It also support portable monitoring systems that can be quickly setup and controlled remotely from the central control room.
The primary challenge was to design a fully integrated high definition video monitoring system that was sophisticated enough to provide doctors and nurses the tools needed to provide the best patient care possible while making sure that the technology complied with HIPAA and did not interfere or distract them from their primary goals.
“The IHSE system installed by Blackrock Neuromed solved our system requirements perfectly” said Dan Collins, Clinical Engineer for CHW. “Our staff is able to view and control our monitoring system and cameras remotely. Blackrock seemed to have many options to control network load and to display images on the many displays that we have in the control room.”
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About Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The hospital, with locations in Milwaukee and Neenah, Wisconsin, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. It is ranked in nine specialty areas in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Children’s provides primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. In 2014, Children’s invested more than $102 million in the community to improve the health status of children through medical care, advocacy, education and pediatric medical research. Children’s achieves its mission in part through donations from individuals, corporations and foundations and is proud to be a member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
About Blackrock Neuromed
Blackrock NeuroMed designs and manufactures high-end EEG and LTM systems. Founded in 2011 as an affiliate company of Blackrock Microsystems, Blackrock NeuroMed is located in the University of Utah Research Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Our vision is to be a leading manufacturer of innovative EEG/LTM systems designed to meet the clinical needs of a hospital or private practice. We believe this is achieved through a strong collaborative approach of applied research and development tied to the specific needs of clinicians, researchers, and scientists throughout the neuroscience community.
About IHSE USA, LLC
IHSE USA is a leading provider of KVM (keyboard, video & mouse) products supporting long distance signal extenders and switching for DVI, HDMI, VGA, SDI, USB, audio and RS-232 serial data. For 30 years, IHSE, a global original design manufacture, has been developing new and innovative ways of supporting next generation products for KVM and signal extenders. IHSE technology is deployed worldwide by public and private organizations such as broadcasting, post production, government and military, medical, financial and oil & petroleum industries. The company offers a complete line of DVI and HDMI video extenders over Cat-X or Fiber optic cables for “mission critical” video and data access
