Boosting Cellular Coverage in Healthcare Facilities

Hospitals/ Primary Care Units / Rehabilitations Centres/ Private Clinics.

Access to good mobile signal coverage in healthcare facilities enhances patient and staff experience and also improves the overall efficiency of the facility.

How To Improve The Mobile Signal In Hospitals?

Hospitals present a unique set of challenges when it comes to improving the mobile signal inside the building.

Scalable Solution For Large Sprawling Campus

Hospitals are generally large, sprawling buildings where a variety of activities are carried out. Some areas contain sensitive medical equipment, while other areas are occupied by people: the canteen/ restaurant facilities, patient wards, waiting rooms, offices and maintenance rooms. Each of these spaces has a different set of requirements in terms of which people and equipment need mobile signal. Stella’s DAS system is a scalable mobile solution that can cover any sized building, adapting to suit the requirements of the hospital.

Supports All Operators And Unlimited Numbers Of People

There are different stakeholders in a healthcare building, from the staff who work in the building, such as medical staff, admin staff, maintenance staff, cleaning staff, and also patients and family members who visit the hospital. All of these people require mobile signal to communicate with their phones. Stella repeaters support an unlimited number of users as well as allowing them access to 5G, 4G, 3G voice and data with their chosen operator.

Cyber Security And Gdpr Friendly Solution

Cyber attack risks are increasing. Hospitals need to protect their networks while at the same time providing mobile communication throughout the building. A Stella repeater will allow all visitors and staff to make calls and access mobile data while using their own data plan on campus. This enables the hospital to keep their own network private and protected without exposing it to the public (or staff).

Eco Friendly And Cost Efficient To Run

Hospitals are under pressure to run economically. Enabling people in the hospital to use their phones at work is cost effective in many ways. Patients can use their phones/ devices for work while waiting to be seen, saving time and money. Staff in the hospital can use their phones for speedy, reliable communications that can be life saving for critically ill patients. At the goods inward department, they can use their phones for receiving goods into the warehouse and also reporting errors in deliveries.

By enabling patients and staff to use their phones while in the hospital, time is saved, less staff are needed, less paper is printed and used, and fewer errors are reported. This allows the hospital to greatly improve their green footprint for a very small initial input of energy.

The Stella repeater solution operates as a passive DAS system. Stella internal antennas use no energy while projecting the signal throughout the facility, and the repeaters use approximately the same amount of power as a light bulb. This makes it a cost effective eco-friendly system.