Communication Systems for Medical Facilities (Engineering SoundBites)

This is an introduction to communications systems for medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics. It is not a design manual and not a definitive treatise on the topic. It is intended to provide members of the building design and construction team to terminology, concepts, systems and practices only in a general way. For design of projects engineers must refer to applicable codes, standards and practices. Medical facilities use various integrated voice data, imaging, information, electronic security and telemedicine systems to provide quality healthcare, and those discussed here are for illustration purposes only.