Sony Bravia displays facilitate communication at Erasmus MC hospital

more than 150 screens of different formats Sony Bravia make up the visual network that the Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam uses to communicate with its patients and staff, as well as training channel in its meeting rooms and operating rooms.

Founded in 2001, the Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, has been recognised as an innovative healthcare facility in the Netherlands, as well as for the concept of its design, made by the firm EGM Architects, for a research and education campus that attracts students from all over the world.

The digitalization of healthcare, which has been especially evident with the pandemic, has prompted healthcare organizations to invest in new ways to empower their staff and patients with the help of technology.

In the case of Erasmus MC, the focus was on modernizing its IT operations to deliver seamless content and information sharing, as well as that staff and students could collaborate and connect with their colleagues in different shifts, through the operating rooms, and collaborate with other medical institutions remotely to obtain advice on specific cases.

Before starting this digitization project, Erasmus MC had different brands of screens installed in the lobbies and in the operating rooms, which made it very complex to share information, with insecure connections and incompatible content sharing features.

In addition, this network of screens only worked sixteen hours a day, incompatible with a hospital operation 24/7, so the organization decided to deploy an advanced and integrated display system with the help of the local specialist Schaay AV.

The solution has been the deployment of professional screens Bravia of Sony throughout the enclosure, in particular the model BZ40H, with 75 units in size of 55 Inch, and three groups of twenty-five teams in the sizes of 65", 75" and 85", to which are added the models in 65", 75" and 85" of his series BZ35J.

In the common areas of the hospital and in order to communicate information of interest to patients and employees, the Sony Bravia BZ40H 55" screens have been installed., while the larger models and those of the BZ35J series are located in meeting rooms and operating rooms.

These visual systems offer operational 24/7, with Sony service support and ongoing schaay AV support in case of any problems, a fundamental contribution in a critical environment such as healthcare.

"We had to analyze what was best for our hospital., and one of the most important requirements was to provide clear information and guidance to our staff, patients and visitors, he explains Ivo Baumann, coordinator of operations and technical applications in education and research at Erasmus MC-. After going through an extensive comparison of several manufacturers, Sony's Bravia 4K professional displays were the best choice in quality, reliability and cost".

This responsible also stresses that "it was imperative that the screens were suitable for use. 24/7, given the nature of our environment. We were also concerned about reliable and continuous technology after the pandemic., but Sony was able to offer us what we needed.".

Bravia displays allow patients and staff to communicate, collaborate and share information in the most effective way and in real time. The former are constantly kept up to date with visual information exchange boards, such as the times and addresses of your appointments, which not only gives them peace of mind, but reinforces the process of digitalization of health centers.

The seamless, compatible content sharing features of Sony's displays also strengthen the organisation's commitment to knowledge sharing and education in its meeting rooms.

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