CPC A61G 1/0281 (2013.01) [A61G 1/013 (2013.01); A61G 1/02 (2013.01); A61G 1/0275 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/05 (2013.01); A61G 7/0528 (2016.11); B60K 31/0008 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G05D 1/0223 (2013.01); G05D 1/0248 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01); A61G 2203/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0206 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A patient support apparatus system comprising:
a patient support apparatus having a frame, wheels, a support surface, a navigation system, a wireless transceiver, and a control system adapted to transmit data from the navigation system and a unique identifier corresponding to the patient support apparatus; and
a remote device adapted to receive the data and to determine an estimated time of arrival of the patient support apparatus at a particular destination within a healthcare facility based upon the data,
wherein the remote device is further adapted to perform the following: keep track of a current location of a plurality of patient support apparatuses; keep track of an availability of the plurality of patient support apparatuses for transporting patients; and determine, out of the plurality of patient support apparatuses, the closest currently available one to a selected location.
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