Hospitals of The Future
Hospitals of the future will be far different than those we know today. Robots will glide in and out reading vital signs without disturbing patients from their rest. Radio frequency will track every doctor, nurse and each piece of hospital equipment, making quick work of any emergency. Wide windows will look out on natural vistas and patients will recover faster.
Robots that glide through hospitals reading vital signs without unsettling the extremely ill patients are just one example of future care of patients. Smart beds that automatically transfer patients heart rates and breathing to their charts to alert nurses of any change in their condition is another example. What about radio frequency that tracks every doctor, nurse and piece of equipment in the hospital to enable faster emergency response. It’s a possibility we will even have long distance surgery.
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In Michigan, today. 31 hospitals in out lying areas use robots to diagnose stroke and determine the patients narrow window of opportunity before it closes. A neurosurgeon can observe and talk to the patient using the robots video camera, and decide if the patient is a good candidate for tPA. After one year 18 hospitals had administered the drug that never had before.
It has been noted that robotic hands in surgery are steadier than a surgeons. The surgeon manipulates computer controls instead of a scalpel. With a tiny camera inserted through an incision, the surgeon can see on screen as he sits at a console in the operating room and guides the robot’s instruments. Someday, the surgeon may be sitting across the world guiding the robotic instruments.
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Where medical practices has tended to be paternalistic, hospitals now believe that the sense of empowerment patients get from being informed can lead to better outcomes. On a medical surgical unit at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a flat screen monitor is mounted on the wall near the foot of every bed. Hospital personal wear ultrasound ID tags, as soon as they come in the room, their name and job title pop up. All the appropriate information is on the screen. Nurses will see what medications are due or what services should be rendered. The patient has excess to all of his information.
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In another study researchers found that a patient has a faster recovery rate in a room that looks out on trees rather than a room facing a brick wall. Plans at Palomar Medical Center West calls for a plant filled central atrium and gardens at each end of every floor, and every room with floor to ceiling windows looking out on the mountains, furnished so family members can stay over night. This focus on comfort creates a healing environment and helps the patient feel as if they have some control over their own illness.
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papaleng | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Well-researched and presented article.
standingproud | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
I hate hospitals, having spent many a stay.
mmm, not to sure if I like the robot affair,lol
but sure do like the fact of the informative monitor.
I enjoyed this Ruby,thank you.♥.
Yes we can do with out the brick walls looking in on us so prison like .
Our eyes feed our my in turn our soul/our health.
Glynis Smy | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
As an ex nurse I know my patients used to like the warmth and comfort of the human hand when they were scared. The robots are clever but clinically cold. Some of the new modern ideas are good, but expensive.
Interesting article, thanks.
ken bultman | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Soon we’ll need robotic lawyers to handle all the malpractice lawsuits.
fashion girl | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Robotic hands, you say. Well, I went to a medical seminar recently and there was a speaker with this occupation. Seems like robotic hand surgery is far away, because the preparation time is so long (approximately 2 hours). And it takes YEARS of practice before a surgeon starts doing it right. I heard that from a leading Italian sureon, Dr Giusto Pignata.
Frances Lawrence | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Some interesting ideas here, but give me humans with feelings, I don’t want to be treated by robots.
deep blue | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Very well written, Ruby. I wish I may come close to a robot to be diagnosed of my ailment.
albert1jemi | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
well written future will definitely be like this
CRYSTAL EVANS | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
well written article. informative stimulating. thanks for sharing. cant wait for the future.
Christine Ramsay | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
The advances in technology are amazing. A great article.
Christine
Netty net | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
I don’t what to think.
Westbrook | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
You spoke of hospitals in Michigan. I live in Michigan and I can speak to the subject. The hospital that I use has recently added a 7 floor addition. Among the enhancements, each private room includes comfortable accommodations for family and friends, such as added room with a couch that makes into a bed, lazy-boy type chairs, television, coffee maker and the like.
I am an engineer and quite familiar with robotic technology. I can say that while doctors are trained in medical care, many are not mechanically inclined, which usually is necessary to survive in the technological world. It will require extensive training for doctors to use robots, or the use of robots will have to be made fool proof.
Shellmo | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Thanks. This way really informative.
8Shei8 | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
We have all these technologies but no good health care plan. Great article Ruby!
Shirley Shuler | Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
An excellent and very informative article, Ruby. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Eunice Tan | Dec 30, 2009 | Reply
I like this idea
PR Mace | Jan 5, 2010 | Reply
Interesting article. We do have a robot at my hospital that takes medications to the floors. I don’t think they can replace the care and knowledge of a nurse. Besides as much as I sometimes don’t like my job, I need it.