By Stephanie Osorno, Marketing Copywriter at Alertus Technologies

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rise each day to alarming quantities, governments are working overtime to respond quickly and protect its citizens as best as possible during an unprecedented time. 

That’s why it’s more crucial than ever for widespread essential organizations, including major medical centers, hospital congregating areas, and testing sites, to be able to quickly mobilize and communicate to a large number of people. 

Below are some examples of how Mass Notification System (MNS) technology can help to provide a wide range of rapidly deployable solutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Large Outdoor Footprints: Mobile Giant Voice Systems

Are you able to effectively and quickly disseminate information to your critical, large outdoor footprint? 

The Alertus High Power Speaker Arrays (HPSA) offers critical alerting capabilities for large, outdoor environments. And most recently, Alertus’ newest mobile solution for its HPSA system, the Alertus Mobile HPSA, was purpose-built to serve at-risk and critical areas such as staging areas, field bases, and pop-up medical facilities. Through a mobile trailer, the mobile HPSA system allows you to easily reach your outdoor population zone with siren tones and crystal clear voice messaging capability. 

With no installation required and minimal technical experience needed, your organization can rapidly deploy mass notification with the Alertus Mobile HPSA for instant communication, including COVID-19 alerting, cautions, and updates. As a self-sustained unit, this device could be an ideal and practical solution for widespread communication within a drive through testing area.

Depending on your notification needs, the mobile HPSA can simply be pulled with a standard trailer hitch to your desired communication area and set up by one person within 15 minutes after arriving on scene. For instance, if you’re not able to have a crew of people on-site at your facility during the COVID-19 crisis, the mobile HPSA can easily be set up and operated by one essential personnel member.

To learn more about the Alertus HPSA system and the many features that come with the newest mobile HPSA solution, be sure to watch our on-demand webinar: Expanding Your Reach with Alertus Outdoor Notification. You can catch the replay here.

Patient Help Systems & Nurse Call Alternatives

For a critical facility like a field hospital, keeping healthcare providers and patients connected can be a matter of life and death. The challenge, however, is that installing and deploying an on-call or nurse call solution is often overly complex and pricey for field hospitals. In addition, the demand for conventional nurse call systems is higher than ever and not as easily accessible as they may have been in the past. 

To help alleviate this worry, Alertus offers several flexible and scalable alternative solutions that allow patients to quickly notify staff in a nurse call station via alerts on desktops, digital signage, mobile devices, intercom PA systems, IP phones, and more:

• Wireless Communication

  Alertus’ wireless panic button solution was specifically designed to trigger alerts at nurse stations, mobile phones, and other endpoints using existing WiFi systems for rapid patient assistance.

  The alerts can also be customized to fit your field hospital’s unique nurse alerting needs.
  
  

• IP Buttons

  Alertus’ simple and intuitive IP buttons can be wall-mounted or placed at bedside to activate critical alerts or request additional help.

  With the ability to drive 256 buttons through a single network connection, the IP button is a great option for temporary or converted spaces. 
  
  

• USB Help Button

  By simply connecting the USB help button to a computer, you can empower your patients to seek help immediately.

  The Alertus USB help button is able to trigger an alert through a desktop even when the screen is locked.

  Alertus’ one-step emergency notification buttons were built to easily integrate with the Alertus System. 
  
  

Instant Interior Public Address & Intercom Solutions

Does your facility need to quickly set up a wide-reaching public address system? 

The Alertus IP Text-to-Speech (TTS) Speaker can provide a standalone, highly intelligible indoor IP text-to-speech speaker for important COVID-19 messages and announcements using just an Ethernet connection. For example, if you’re setting up a temporary tent location, you won’t have to worry about installing electrical wiring and amplified line audio. This is especially useful at a time when mobile networks are becoming increasingly overloaded. The Alertus IP Text-to-Speech Speaker was also built to be managed remotely if needed.

Most recently, Alertus developed a new WiFi-based IP Text-to-Speech Speaker—both for indoor and outdoor environments—that can be operated using a WiFi connection for rapid communication deployment. 

And if your facility already has an existing PA or IP speaker system in place, the Alertus IP TTS Interface can leverage those existing resources for unified mass notification from a single activation source. 

Now is the time to take full advantage of all the features that your MNS offers. With a flexible MNS like the Alertus System, you can maintain business continuity, stay connected with your community, and effectively communicate within your critical zoning area. 

For useful information on how Alertus is actively working to support its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, be sure to check out Alertus’ COVID-19 Resources page. 

You can also read a special COVID-19 message from Jason Volk, Alertus’ CEO, here.