Digital Signage for Hospitals: Navigation and Patient Education

Through interactive maps and touch-screen kiosks, digital signage can provide simple and clear instructions for navigating your hospital. It can also educate visitors by sharing valuable health-related tips and information about your events and services.

Enhancing Hospital Wayfinding

Interactive digital kiosks at key entry points throughout the hospital make it easy for visitors to search for destinations and receive step-by-step directions. And since they update quickly to reflect the availability of doctors and appointment rooms, they’re more effective than outdated static signs.

In addition to lowering visitor anxiety, digital signage also provides these benefits:

• Patients don’t have to ask busy hospital employees for directions.
• Delays are less likely because of confused patients.
• Visual cues and text-to-speech options are available for greater accessibility.

Dynamic Displays and Real-Time Updates

Interactive maps automatically adjust to changing conditions, such as construction detours, room relocations and schedule updates. The maps will even change based on emergency situations. These instant updates give real-time information to visitors.

Improving Communication

In a hospital, every second counts, so clear communication is crucial. Digital signage can:

• Communicate urgent messages quickly
• Display safety alerts
• Direct people to emergency exits and designated areas

Empowering Patient Education

Consider these suggestions on how to use digital signage to educate your patients.

• Display health tips and educational videos. Offering preventive measures against common illnesses empowers patients to be proactive about their health.
• Show current wait times for various departments to help manage visitor expectations and reduce patient anxiety.
• Keep patients informed about hospital news, policies, services and events.
• Play videos that visually demonstrate common procedures.
• Offer interactive quizzes to reinforce health messages and promote wellness.

Engaging Multimedia

In addition to educating, videos and signage can also entertain. When patients are anxious about upcoming appointments or procedures, a simple video or animation can put them more at ease. Reducing their perceived wait times by preoccupying their minds can go a long way toward creating a better patient experience.

Digital signage can inform and direct patients at moments when they need it most. Offering guidance when they’re focused on their health concerns puts patients more at ease while improving hospital efficiency, making each hospital visit a little easier for everyone involved.

SensoryMax, a Hospital Signage Provider

At SensoryMax, we work to elevate every component of the customer experience. Our team can provide digital signage that best fits your hospital’s needs and benefits your patients.

Call 419.725.9100 or complete this form to learn how SensoryMax can help you.

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