Partnering with Kantonsspital Baden (KSB) in Switzerland, Siemens Smart Infrastructure will deploy technologies and digital services from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to create one of the country’s smartest hospitals. The project, a demand-driven, customized Internet of Things (IoT) platform with over 7,000 IoT sensors, will ensure a user-centric patient experience, improved patient care, increased energy efficiency, and optimized operations.
The open digital business platform Siemens Xcelerator enables customers to accelerate their digital transformation easier, faster and at scale. The smart hospital platform, which is part of its portfolio, supports the creation of smart hospitals through a collaborative development approach that reduces the complexity of digital transformation. The platform brings together multiple data streams from the new KSB building, which is scheduled to open in early 2025, and its users.
To improve patient experience, Siemens is installing a navigation system for a specially developed app. The solution makes it easier for patients to find treatment rooms and other locations on the extensive hospital campus, including cafés and public transport stops. This will reduce wait times and increase the hospital’s treatment capacity.
In addition, Siemens is also deploying 2,000 smart tags in KSB, which are assigned to the most crucial assets, such as hospital beds, wheelchairs and other medical equipment, and connected to the Smart Hospital Platform. According to the global advisory firm Frost & Sullivan, in healthcare facilities without real-time location services (RTLS), staff spend 72 minutes on average per shift searching for equipment. RTLS and a dedicated application ensure transparency and make it easy for staff to locate these items, while increasing productivity. Ultimately, the solution ensures a positive effect on the speed and quality of patient care.
“Siemens is an excellent partner to support our vision of becoming the leading smart hospital in Switzerland,” said Adrian Schmitter, CEO of Kantonsspital Baden. “As part of our technology partnership, Siemens and KSB are working together to drive the digital transformation of hospitals in order to create the best possible conditions for patient recovery and the ideal working environment for our employees.”
“The healthcare sector presents a number of interesting opportunities for digitalization,” said Janina Beilner, senior vice president healthcare at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “How can we make best use of technologies to support our customers on their digital transformation journey, to improve hospital processes and optimize clinical workflows? Our approach, developed in close cooperation with customers, uses digital tools and services to build an IoT platform in which solutions to specific challenges can be tailored, added, and scaled as they arise. It is the perfect example of our Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem at work.”