Wi-Fi Coverage

Wi-Fi coverage in a hospice will normally include patient bedrooms, public areas, offices and meeting rooms. Patient bedrooms and public areas should be provided with free Wi-Fi with a simple password and sign on.  For security reasons their public Wi-Fi services should be segregated from the administrative network.

Hospice buildings usually use dense block-work for patient bedrooms to minimize noise transmission between rooms.  These blocks also reduce Wi-Fi signals and  it is usually best to provide a simple low-cost wireless access point in each bedroom.

Smart TVs also require an Internet connection which can be shared with the public Wi-Fi network by providing two data points in each patient bedroom. 

In the typical hospice Wi-Fi system shown below there are two separate networks:

• The “public” network provides Wi-Fi in patient rooms and other public areas
• The “secure” network provides Wi-Fi coverage in office areas

 

TYPICAL HOSPICE WI-FI NETWORKS