For many years now, Barco has been a regular exhibitor at the US edition of HIMSS, an annual conference revealing the latest in healthcare IT and management systems. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, we attended the Middle Eastern edition for the first time ever. The numerous enthusiastic reactions proved that there are still a lot of opportunities for Barco’s medical solutions in the region.

The new software platform - powered by Hospedia, the largest point of care operator in the world - is a perfect fit for Barco's high-performance, consumer-designed patient bedside terminals.

The King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has ordered 140 Barco JAO Smart Terminals for patient bedside applications. The new terminals, which will be showcased at the upcoming Arab Health trade show, will help the hospital enhance the productivity of its healthcare workers while, at the same time, improving patient well-being and comfort.

130,600 visitors, 93% of them decision-makers, from 120+ countries visited the recent Medica trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Many of them – including Kris Peeters, Minister President of Flanders - passed by the Barco booth, which was centered around the 2nd generation JAO Smart Terminals. The interest in the bedside terminals was huge.

Over six years ago, Holy Name Medical Center (New Jersey) was one of the first hospitals in the US to offer its patients bedside entertainment. When, after six years of service, the existing bedside entertainment and communication system was up for renewal, the hospital replaced it with 340 Barco JAO Point-of-Care Smart Terminals (ST-154A). Much to the satisfaction of patients as well as healthcare staff.

Barco’s 2nd-generation JAO Smart Terminals will be the highlight at the Barco stand during the upcoming Medica trade fair. The recently launched JAO ST-185B bedside terminals are thinner, lighter, more ergonomic and more powerful than their stablemates and offer both healthcare workers and patients countless new features to ease their lives –and make them smile …

Providing clinical information, entertainment and even education: the 140 Barco JAO Smart Terminals (ST-170) recently installed at the Children’s Hospital in Sheffield, UK, serve many different aims and causes. Yet, in the multitude of functions, there is this one constant: the young patients as well as the nurses and doctors are particularly happy with the new devices!

In today’s hospitals, patient throughput is higher, paperwork eats up valuable time, and patient expectations are growing. That's why Barco developed a brand-new range of JAO Smart Terminals, providing patients and healthcare professionals with everything they need and more.

Patients in 21 UK NHS hospitals will soon enjoy a surprisingly wide choice of entertainment and communication services, thanks to Barco’s JAO Point-of-Care smart terminals. Since 2010, Barco has delivered 15,000 units to Hospedia, the world’s leading provider of bedside Point-of-Care (POC) systems in healthcare, under a program to renew its entire fleet in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. “The bedside terminals combined with Hospedia’s world-leading software are proving absolutely central to help hospitals cut costs while offering superb patient care,” said Hospedia's Commercial and Media Director, Ben Packman.

Hospital patients and clinicians alike are experiencing a revolution in AV technology designed to enhance comfort, control and convenience at the bedside. In the Healthcare AV magazine cover story, "Smart Room Revolution," Barco’s point-of-care terminals are featured as a unique, hybrid tool for communicating patient-centric information to healthcare professionals while providing electronic entertainment options for patients during hospital stays.