Large format visual technology as a therapeutic aid for patients in hospitals

Five LG video walls, installed by OohScreen specialist, allow patients at the English Benenden hospital to view relaxing images while waiting to be treated.

Viewing relaxing images on large screens helps calm the anxiety of patients waiting to be treated in a hospital, just as those responsible for the renewed Benenden Hospital, in the English town of Kent, point out after verifying how the installation of large-format visual systems serve as therapy.

Specifically, A key part of Benenden Hospital's renovation was the design of the large common waiting area atrium with a relaxing atmosphere for patients and visitors., where technology became an art and a therapeutic tool to calm anxiety.

For this health project, the audiovisual specialist OohScreen has installed five video walls with 4K resolution in the waiting area of the hospital center, in configuration 3×1 consecutive, made up of screens 55 manufacturer model 55LV75A inches LG, visible from any angle.

The goal of these 4K video walls is to “bring the outside inside a waiting room to create a calm and comfortable environment for patients.”, from nature images to works of art, as one of the hospital's requirements was a firm focus on patient recovery through visual and sensory experiences.", explained from OohScreen.

The screens, installed in the hospital atrium, It has natural light from the windows located on the roof. “No windows at eye level, this large waiting area was encapsulated, no access to hospital grounds, surrounded by green fields that are now recreated on screens. LG's HD video wall solutions allowed us to use their screens in a portrait configuration - the installation company points out -, that not only blend with the glass structure of the atrium environment, but rather they accentuate the work of art we create.”.

Initially, Those responsible for OohScreen thought about the screens of LG's OLED range, Although the natural light from the atrium ceiling could reduce the color in the equipment and, finally, They opted for the manufacturer's bright 55LV75A display.

Now, patients can relax and be entertained with the content, in horizontal and vertical movement, displayed on the fifteen screens of the five video walls while they wait for their appointments, which is controlled with the digital signage player of the model XD1033 of BrightSign, that those responsible for OohScreen update and manage remotely.