The new Humber River Hospital won't open its doors to patients until 2015, but it's already being touted as a potential global leader in innovation and technology.
Healthcare Global reports that patients will be able to, control lighting, alter room temperature, video chat with nurses and use a bedside monitor to read medical records. These technologies are designed to cut down on the time it takes for nurses and doctors to walk to various parts of the hospital, something
further research by
CBC News indicates will make the hospital the latest digital hospital in the world.
Both sources report that though Canada has made efforts to digitize its health-care system, it lags behind other countries. This is about to change.
"The new Humber River Hospital sets the benchmark for hospitals in the future and will change the way patient care is delivered in Canada," Healthcare Global reports.
The Humber River Hospital will become Humber's main acute care centre.
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Original source: Healthcare Global