Navy Seeks Real-time Location System for All Hospitals

The Navy Bureau of Medicine in May kicked off a procurement to acquire a Wi-Fi based Real-Time Locations System that will track high-value medical equipment at 19 hospitals and hundreds of medical clinics worldwide.

The bureau said that when fully deployed, the RTLS will track 300,000 pieces of medical equipment, including vital-sign monitors, infusion pumps that deliver intravenous fluids, and drugs, patient oxygen systems and ultrasound systems.