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Rapid technological change is requiring more advanced planning than ever in today's healthcare facilities. When you need to leverage technology to improve your operation, you should rely on experienced professionals to guide your decisions. EDI, Ltd. is a professional consulting and design firm specializing in communications technologies, hospital security, and audio-visual systems that can assist you in meeting the current and future demands of patient care delivery.

Whether you are embarking on a replacement project, expanding medical services in your current hospital, or deploying new technology infrastructure, EDI can help you save time and lower costs on your next project. Our multi-disciplined professional engineers and consultants are experts in developing requirements, establishing realistic project budgets, and designing systems that deliver maximum value over their lifetime. Our implementation experience augments your in-house capabilities.

Our services include planning, design, and project management related to:

• Technology Master Planning
• Networks (LAN, WAN)
• Wireless (LAN, Voice, Paging, Emergency)
• Data Centers
• Structured Cabling (Data, Voice, TV, Patient Monitoring)
• Telephone
• Audio-Visual (Auditoriums, Meeting and Board Rooms, Education and Training Rooms, Telemedicine)
• Nurse Call/Code Blue

• Patient/Equipment/Staff Tracking
• Dictation/Transcription
• Public Address and Paging
• Intercom
• Television Head-end and Video-on-Demand Systems
• Security (Access Control, Infant Monitoring, Intrusion, CCTV)
• Clinical CCTV
• Acoustics and Noise Control

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Healthcare Case Studies and Projects

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

1,000,000 Square Feet
500 Beds

Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) was one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation’s top-ranked nursing colleges. RUMC also has one of the top graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research.

RUMC has begun to realize their vision for transforming patient experience in the hospital. Their new facility will feature the latest technology, sophisticated centers of specialty care, and one of the nation’s most advanced emergency rooms as well as a physical environment carefully designed to be both welcoming and patient and family-friendly. EDI is designing the technology infrastructure that will support RUMC’s mission.

Services include:

• Structured cabling system for all IP addressable systems
• CATV system cabling
• Nurse call/code blue
• Overhead paging
• Radio paging
• Emergency radio
• Security including: access control, CCTV, and emergency call
• Voice and data network wiring
• TV/media distribution
• LAN and TV fiber and copper riser and distribution systems
• Telephone system cabling and riser distribution
• All inter-building cabling
• Conduits, back boxes, cable trays

Sidra Medical and Research Hospital
Qatar Foundation
Doha, Qatar

2,000,000 Square Feet
500 Beds

EDI is developing standards for the technology systems being implemented and planning and designing the new 15,000 sq ft data center. EDI is providing consulting and design oversight for the IT, medical communications, and security systems as outlined below:

• Telecommunications cabling infrastructure, equipment and systems
• IT equipment and systems
• Nurse call
• VoIP
• Wireless internet access for patients and visitors
• Internet access, patient education, movies on demand via room TVs
• RFID patient and staff locator systems
• Digital OR’s
• Video over IP for videoconferencing
• Nurse locating systems
• Analog and digital paging systems
• Distributed antenna system
• Security and access control
• Surveillance camera systems (digital)
• Infant protection
• Building automation systems
• Digital kiosks (information and way-finding)
• UPS and grounding systems
• Public space video information displays
• Conference room and assembly space video systems and sound reinforcement Systems
• Local Area Network (LAN) electronics (routers, switches, wireless antennas)
• Servers, workstations, and associated PC equipment

University of Alabama - Birmingham
Women and Infants Center
Birmingham, AL

650,000 Square Feet
221 Beds

EDI is providing the technology master plan, medical communications and security systems consulting and design for this new, state-of-the-art university hospital. This includes systems design and coordination for the following:

• Structured cabling
  
• Access control
• Service duct banks/manholes
  
• Infant protection
• CATV distribution
  
• Audio-visual systems
• Overhead paging
  
• VoIP
• Nurse call/code blue
  
• Wired and wireless LAN
• Intercom
  
• PoE master clock

Capital Health System Replacement Hospital
Trenton, NJ

800,000 Square Feet
500 Beds

Capital Health System is planning an up to 500-bed replacement hospital in Trenton, New Jersey. This 800,000 sq ft hospital will be located on an approximately 80-acre Greenfield site.

EDI is designing the following systems for this new hospital:

• Structured cabling
  
• Infant protection
  
• CATV
• Video surveillance
  
• Overhead paging
  
• Nurse call / code blue
• Access control
• Outside plant infrastructure
  
• Personal communication devices

Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare
Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare is planning the development of a new replacement teaching hospital in Elmhurst, IL. The proposed hospital is currently programmed at approximately 866,000 square feet. This new project presents Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare with a great opportunity to improve and modernize their overall technology infrastructure and create a technology vision and platform for the future. EDI will be consulting and providing design services for the following systems:

• Structured cabling
• Nurse call
• Overhead paging
• CATV
• Audio-visual systems
• Distributed antennae system
• Patient hospitality entertainment/education
• Master clock

Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, IN

Parkview Health is planning to move their tertiary hospital services from downtown Fort Wayne, IN to a location on the north side of the city, known as the North Campus. The new facility will be called Parkview Regional Medical Center (PRMC).

EDI will provide the basic services described below for PRMC and the necessary site infrastructure design to provide telecommunications connectivity to and between PRMC and other structures on the existing North Campus site.

• Structured communications cabling including data, telephone, biomedical systems, CATV and necessary outside plant infrastructure on the site
• Server room design
• Nurse call
• New cable TV head end and televisions
• Overhead paging
• Security system design
• Audio-visual systems including informational displays, presentation systems, kiosks, patient hospitality/entertainment systems, patient observation video, surgical video and digital OR’s
• Local Area Network (LAN)
• 802.11 Wireless LAN (WLAN)
• Telephone system
• Wireless personal communications system

West Georgia Medical Center
LaGrange, GA

West Georgia Health System (WGHS) is expanding their hospital in LaGrange, GA to accommodate their community’s growth and current needs. Phase I of this expansion includes a 4-story, 120,000 square foot addition to the existing hospital. This addition will house an expanded emergency department, labor and delivery services, ICU, and cardiology services.

The project presented WGHS with a great opportunity to improve and modernize their overall technology infrastructure and create a technology vision for the future.

EDI provided technology visioning and consulting services for the entire campus and Phase I including:

• Assessment of the existing technology
• Facilitation of visioning/programming meetings
• Creation of a basis of design document
• Preparation of an opinion of probable cost

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