The benefits of KIRK DECT in medical and healthcare
Mobilising staff in an instant and providing immediate access to lab results or consultants is one of the keys to delivering patient healthcare. In a hospital where a significant number of the healthcare team may be mobile and not always at their station a KIRK solution provides the intra site communication required to manage the facility effectively. |
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A KIRK solution allows each member of the healthcare team to have a phone. It enables direct communications between colleagues and eliminates the problems associates with overhead and pocket pagers. For example a KIRK mobility solution,
- Eliminates time delays – Healthcare workers can call the intended party directly and eliminate time delays (phone tag) associated with pager systems
- Eliminates wasted time - Healthcare workers no longer need to spend time looking for a phone when they receive a bleep
- Allows uninterrupted working – Healthcare workers do not need to leave a patient to find a fixed telephone to respond to a page
- More efficient working – Hospital managers do not spend time tracking down staff thus freeing their time for other tasks. Medical and office staff can be contacted from anywhere in the hospital (including the hospital grounds).
- Improved patient care and healthcare delivery – Nurses are more accessible to patients, doctors, and other staff. Healthcare workers can call a doctor, phone for test results, call for assistance and get emergency help or a support service directly from the patients bed.
Reduced time demands on doctors
With a KIRK mobility solution a doctor can potentially save hours per week by not needing to find a phone to respond to paging bleeps. Freeing up the time of junior doctors can help the hospital achieve its obligations under the European working time directive for junior doctors.
Handsets for hospitals and healthcare organisations
KIRK handsets are designed and built for use in the workplace. They are extremely durable unlike consumer-grade phone designs. KIRK handsets have a talk time of 16 hours and a standby time of 150 hours so the medical team can use the handset for the full working day without it needing a recharge. The handsets are tough but stylish, easy to use and resistant to fluids and dust. They are as well suited to the ward and the laboratory as they are to the admin office. Two-way text messaging allows the handsets to be used as pagers and they can interface to nurse call systems and be integrated with alarm systems. An optional belt clip from the range of accessories which supports the KIRK handsets enables healthcare professionals to remain hands free to do their job whilst securely carrying the handset with them. |
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Inclusive coverage & operation with legacy IP-PBX / PBX equipment
A KIRK solution can be deployed in a single department or across the whole hospital. You do not need to change your telephone system. The system will retrofit to most existing telephone equipment (both traditional PBX and VoIP telephone solutions) .
