Motorola completes enterprise mobility implementation at
hospital for delivery of world-class patient care and service
SINGAPORE – 6 March 2007 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced it
has initiated implementation of a state-of-the-art wireless infrastructure
project that will provide the backbone for delivering world-class healthcare
services to over a million patients annually at Thailand’s Bumrungrad
International hospital. Bumrungrad selected an enterprise mobility solution
from Motorola that includes wireless switching and over 300 access points,
enabling hospital staff to access real-time information and data messaging
capabilities while on the hospital’s 90,000 m2 campus.
Located in Bangkok, Thailand, Bumrungrad International is the largest private
hospital in Southeast Asia and has built a strong reputation as a leading
medical tourism destination. It differentiates itself through a focus on
technology to provide world-class healthcare service to its patients. With the
new wireless network, hospital staff will have access to real-time patient information,
which enables them to provide improved healthcare services and advice to their
patients. Hospital staff will be equipped with Motorola mobile computing
devices through which they can access hospital information and patient records
on Hospital 2000, Bumrungrad’s hospital information management system provided
by Global Care Solutions. The wireless network will also enable Bumrungrad’s
long-term vision to provide information and internet access to every patient
throughout the hospital.
The network topology will include the Motorola WS5100 wireless switch as the
core backbone. Bumrungrad chose the WS5100 switch for its Layer 3 roaming
capability to handle multi-floor and large-scale campus wide deployments
without the need for external applications and third-party servers. By allowing
mobile users to maintain a persistent connection to high-bandwidth applications
as they roam throughout the wireless coverage area, the switch will provide the
foundation for Bumrungrad’s long-term vision to expand and deploy other WiFi
services. Bumrungrad plans to upgrade to the core-switching platform to the
Motorola RFS7000 Wireless Next Generation Switch when it is released later this
year. The RFS7000 is the industry’s first radio frequency (RF) wireless switch
that bridges the gap between Wi-Fi, RFID and other key RF technologies, and is
designed to support value-add, optional add-on modules such as fixed-mobile
convergence to provide seamless persistent connectivity for mobile and fixed
devices.
Furthermore, to ensure patient information remains confidential and known only
to authorized personnel, the wireless network is also protected by Motorola’s
Wireless Intrusion Protection System (Wireless IPS), which gives the hospital’s
IT administrators the capability to monitor WLAN performance 24 hours a day.
The system will notify Bumrungrad’s IT staff when network vulnerabilities or
attacks occur, enabling an immediate response. The software architecture is
scalable, simple to deploy and easy to upgrade.
Mr Chang Foo, Chief Technology Officer of Bumrungrad International, said,
“Technology has been, and will remain a strategic differentiator for the
hospital. This implementation is instrumental to Bumrungrad in maintaining its
position as a world-class healthcare provider. Thanks to the scalability of the
network, we know we now have a robust infrastructure which we can build future
innovations on.”
He added, “We evaluated many different products and technologies during the
vendor selection process, but chose Motorola because they proved to have the
best products that meet our current needs for core wireless infrastructure as
well as our future needs, including RFID technology.”
Bumrungrad plans to take its vision of next-generation healthcare one step
further through the implementation of RFID technology for staff, patient and
asset tracking in 2007.
“The healthcare industry is rapidly growing across the Asia Pacific region and
healthcare providers are looking to modernize and deploy wireless technologies
to mobilize their workforce and provide additional services to patients,” said
Mr. John Cunningham, Director of RFID and wireless for the enterprise mobility
business in Asia Pacific, Motorola Networks & Enterprise. “Bumrungrad is
one of the leading healthcare institutions in the region and has a lot of
experience in the use of technology. Through close collaboration with the IT
team from Bumrungrad, Motorola was able to design a solution that will enable
them to deploy Wi-Fi and RFID services through one switching platform. This
will reduce their total cost of ownership and simplify management of multiple
wireless infrastructure technologies.”
“Bumrungrad International’s selection of Motorola enterprise mobility business
as its mobility technology partner is a great testimonial to the value that our
solutions can bring to healthcare institutions,” said Cunningham.
About Bumrungrad International
Bumrungrad International is the largest private hospital in Southeast Asia and
one of the world’s most popular destinations for medical tourism. It offers
state-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care facilities in a
multi-specialty medical centre located in Bangkok, Thailand. Opened in 1980,
the hospital was Asia’s first to pass the demanding review of the Joint
Commission International, the highest US standard for hospital accreditation.
Newsweek recently included Bumrungrad on its list of 10 leading international
hospitals, calling it “one of the most modern and efficient medical facilities
in the world.” For more information visit www.bumrungrad.com.
About GlobalCare Solutions
Global Care Solutions (GCS) is a worldwide provider of information technology
solutions developed exclusively for the healthcare industry. GCS provides cost
effective enterprise solutions for the global healthcare industry by delivering
services based on their flagship product, Hospital 2000. The Hospital 2000
solution operates in any Unicode language, providing a complete system for
global healthcare providers. With Hospital 2000, state-of-the-art functionality
is provided in an easy to use, manageable software package that operates on
readily available platforms such as Intel based servers from Dell Computer
Corporation and Microsoft Back Office products such as SQL Server 2000.
Global Care Solutions provides a single vendor solution for the entire hospital
including software solutions, hardware, network design, project implementation,
training, and business process re-engineering. More information on Global Care
Solutions and Hospital 2000 is available at www.hospital2000.com.
Source: Motorola press release
