Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2025
UT Health San Antonio’s new $472 million hospital has rooms outfitted with technology that allows for virtual visits with up to six people and high-resolution cameras that can tell what medications a patient is taking.
The hospital’s 144 beds all have 65-inch Epic Bedside TVs that take the place of whiteboards. The screens display patients’ dietary restrictions, upcoming tests and pain scores and goals, as well as the names and pictures of their nurses and attending physicians. Patients can access educational materials about their care as well as DirecTV for entertainment.
High-resolution cameras and the Epic Monitor platform allow virtual nurses to monitor and check in with patients as needed. Ultimately the technology will detect when patients are at risk...
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