IMED Hospitals expands its digital signage network to the centers of Valencia and Torrevieja

As he did in Elche, in these two hospital centers Medip Health has been the company responsible for the project that has once again bet on the solutions of the Swiss brand Spinetix. This new communication channel allows to show information such as health campaigns, Product offerings or general information of interest to the patient.

IMED Hospitals It is a private health group with a presence in the peninsular east that currently has 3 hospitals and 2 Polyclinics, and in those who work more than 1.000 Professional. The new IMED Valencia center is located in the northwest of the city. It features 185 Rooms, distributed in 8 Inpatient units designed with an avant-garde style and equipped with the latest advances in healthcare technology, entertainment and well-being of patients and their companions.

With the aim of improving communication with the patient, The hospital management decided to create a communication channel to show patients information of interest about the center and its services, as well as disseminate prevention campaigns and healthy advice.

This channel was based on a digital signage solution that had to respond to a series of requirements:

• They had to have 70 Displays capable of uninterrupted operation 24×365.
• The management and configuration of the players and the loading of content had to be done remotely.
• The creation and modification of content should be fast, simple and centralized in IMED offices in Alfaz del Pi (Benidorm).
• It had to be compatible with the existing signage system in IMED Elche, which has 45 installed screens, 12 of them forming 3 videowalls of 4 Displays each.
• It was necessary to design an optimal architecture for the automatic updating of the contents of the players, taking into account existing network resources.
• Additionally, it was necessary to be able to expand the project, integrating the functionalities in the facilities of IMED Torrevieja with a total of 6 Screens.

For the installation of the new signage system in IMED Valencia and Torrevieja, The project was entrusted to the company Medip Health, that opted for the digital signage solution of the Swiss brand Spinetix, as he did in IMED Elche.

concretely, for the new players the HMP300 has been chosen, model that coexists with the HMP100 installed in IMED Elche. For content editing, spinetix has provided a desktop solution called elementi that is distributed through licenses. In this case, the Elementi X license has been chosen since, among other things, Manage an unlimited number of players or upload content to network drives.

The physical installation of the new players in Valencia was carried out in a short period of time since these players only need to be connected to the current and the data network. Once installed, Management becomes completely remote.

Regarding the players already installed in Elche, updated the firmware to ensure that the contents of the new Elementi X were fully compatible. In addition, Migrated existing projects from the old HMD content editing software to the new Elementi.

Medip Health, with the advice of Masscomm, worked together with IMED's IT Department to size, Configure and start up the servers that periodically load the contents that are automatically downloaded by the players to display them on the screens.

Thanks to this technology, IMED's marketing team performs the editing and updating of the contents without depending on anyone. Since players automatically download validated content, The marketing team is freed from the task of uploading content and maintaining or managing players.

This new communication channel, Created by the network of Digital Signage screens, Allows you to display information such as health campaigns, Product offerings or general information that may be of interest to the patient. The solution proposed by Medip Health is aligned with the principles of maximum quality and continuous improvement in customer service.

Content editing is intuitive, Easy and fast. In addition, Templates have been generated that integrate with current tools for corporate use and feed other communication channels of the company, such as your website or RSS news feed. In this way, Modifying information in one place, This will be automatically updated also in the digital signage system allowing a constant flow of updates in the information addressed to the patient.

Second phase of installation

Medip Health has already installed 45 screens in Elche, and in this second phase, The system has been completed with 60 screens in IMED Valencia and 6 at IMED Torrevieja.

This increase in the number of screens has meant a minimal update in which the existing infrastructure has been taken advantage of. In addition, The working methodology at the operational level is similar but more efficient, thanks to a training plan adapted to the specific needs of IMED. This solution is fully prepared to size the number of screens in hospitals in the future, without increasing core infrastructure or new operating expenses.

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