Patients Rewarded with new TV system
20 October 2009 00:00
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust have contracted Airwave to kit out their new 34 single bedded rooms in the new City Care Centre.
Airwave have installed 19” Sharp Freeview TV’s fixed to an articulated arm for easy patient use and accessible from the bed, or the bedside chair. Lindsay Davies at Airwave explained “The Trust made the decision to offer free TV and radio to patients who now enjoy a full range of Freeview channels. There is a Hospital Information Channel available too, the Trust can load pictures, images, information, and video onto a media card which once uploaded will play on a loop on the Hospital Channel. The unit is currently promoting hand washing and hygiene on their channel.”
Other System features:
Grab handle below the arm allows ease of movement and positioning.
Full range of positions.
TV tilt and swivel functions.
Unit can be pushed back to wall in an emergency or when not in use
Back cover fits securely with a rubber seal added for ease and effectiveness of cleaning.
Cables, connections and sockets are safely and securely covered.
Headphone socket accessible
Cables secured through arm, no trailing wires