DEVICE FOR COORDINATING PATIENT CARE IN HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, DOCTORS OFFICES OR THE LIKE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a device for coordinating patient care in hospitals, nursing homes, doctors offices or the like, comprising a plurality of cross-departmental medical care stations (8, 9) that are combined into at least one care group (12, 13, 16, 17), each being stationary in different care regions (1 to 6), wherein at least one mobile, care station support unit (10, 11, 14, 15) that is independent from the care groups is associated with each care group (12, 13, 16, 17). Furthermore, each care group (12, 13, 16, 17) is provided with a separate, particularly wireless communication device, with which communication exclusively within each care group (12, 13, 16, 17) and thus independent from communication within a possibly existing other care group (12, 13, 16, 17) can be carried out. A radio device is preferably provided as the communication device. By means of the particularly wireless communication with the communication device associated with each care group (12, 13, 16, 17), the mobile care station support units (10, 11, 14, 15), the number thereof being smaller than the number of the stationary medical care stations (8, 9) of said care group (12, 13, 16, 17), can be directed as a function of predetermined care parameters to the stationary medical care stations (8, 9) that require support via the communication device.