Johns Hopkins is also utilizing the RTLS technology to track the movements of approximately 400 carts that are automatically transported via towlines to deliver food from the hospital's kitchen to patient units located throughout the building.

Johns Hopkins spent four years planning the RTLS solution, then tested the system within its simulations center and piloted it within operating rooms at its original facility. Now, the hospital has permanently installed the technology throughout its new building, which includes facilities for heart and vascular care, in addition to pediatrics.

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