August 12, 2020 – Wavelink, a leader in providing enterprise solutions to the channel and Australian distributor for Spectralink, has announced that The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (RCH) has selected Spectralink to be the forefront of its unified communications strategy.
The RCH has been providing outstanding care for Victoria’s children and their families for 150 years. It is world-renowned for being at the forefront of care. With more than 6,000 staff, 21 wards and 350 beds, the RCH has selected Spectralink Versity smartphones to deliver a unified communication platform along with SOTI mobile device management (MDM) and the Olinqua IGNITE digital enablement platform that will let the RCH staff provide better care for the children of Victoria and their families at the point of care.
Spectralink Versity is a purpose-built, enterprise-grade clinical Android device that has a consumer look and feel. It offers users the familiarity of a consumer device with the added features of ruggedised design, enterprise network connectivity, shared devices, hot swappable battery, dedicated alarm button and integrated barcode scanner, which are essential for the hospital environment.
“The RCH selected Spectralink Versity as it provided a unified, well rounded platform that encompasses integration, hardware capability and performance. First and foremost is the compliance with the hospital’s Epic electronic medical records (EMR), which enabled full utilisation of all of the functions. The RCH then layered in additional use cases and applications including unified communications and will add more applications as the platform is implemented,” said Adrian Hutchinson, chief nursing information officer | manager clinical technology, The Royal Children’s Hospital.
Ilan Rubin, managing director, Wavelink, said, “The strategy involved bringing all the hospital’s communication together, providing full integration into the various platforms not only for clinical staff but also for facility operations and allied health providers. The process involved running various proofs of concept, which demonstrated the strategy would result in better care for patients and their families while reducing the load on staff and increasing efficiency. By combining purpose-built smart devices with healthcare-specific applications this delivered a true connected health experience.”
The engagement with Wavelink, Spectralink’s Australian Distribution Partner began in October 2018. Wavelink worked with one of its leading partners, ArchiTech Network and Communications Solutions (ArchiTech) to deliver the successful proof of concept, design, integration and solution deployment into the RCH. ArchiTech is now completing the integration and roll out of 850 Spectralink Versity LTE devices across the hospital. Implementation is being done remotely where possible, including testing and configuration, due to COVID-19.
Rob Russell, director, ArchiTech said, “The rollout will enable the RCH to be a global leader in health communication management, by delivering a truly unified and mobile communication platform for both clinical and facilities staff, with integrated EMR and communications at their fingertips.”
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About The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria’s children and their families for 150 years.
The RCH is the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of close to 4,000, the RCH provides a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
They are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
About Wavelink
Wavelink specialises in providing leading edge enterprise solutions to the channel. Wavelink distributes a range of products from Spectralink, Fortinet, Alcatel Lucent Enterprise, Spok, Olinqua, and CenTrak. For more information please contact Wavelink on 1300 147 000.
About ArchiTech
ArchiTech is an ICT integrator, providing services in solutioning, implementation and support of network, UC, collaboration, IoT, data centre and security products. ArchiTech specialises in providing and supporting end to end solutions to the health and human services market, to drive productivity efficiency and safety through technology, for improved patient care. For more information please contact ArchiTech on 1800 419 700.
