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Health Care Communications and Emergency Call Systems

Mission Statement

To increase the Quality of Patient/Resident Care and Staff Productivity with Communication Technology.

Product Scope

Health Care Communications and Emergency Call Systems Group includes companies manufacturing the following products:

• Health Care Communications and Emergency Call Systems such as, but not limited to nurse call, doctor paging, and room monitoring, including associated devices and accessories.

Click on the following for more information:

• Workspaces
• Publications
• Success Stories of the Health Care Communications and Emergency Call Systems
• Work in Progress
• UL1069 Edition 7 White Paper (45 kb)
• Overview of ANSI/UL1069 and ANSI/UL2560 (827 kb)

Organizations

The following organizations are provided as resources.

• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
• American Health Care Association (AHCA)
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
• Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)
• IEEE
• Joint Commission on Accredition of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)
• National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA)
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

 
Manufacturers:

	Aiphone Corporation
	Cornell Communications, Inc.
	Curbell Electronics, Inc.
	Edwards A UTC Fire & Security Company
	Heritage MedCall, Inc.
	Inovonics
	Rauland-Borg Corporation
	SimplexGrinnell LP
	Tektone Sound & Signal Mfg. Inc.
	Tel-Tron Technologies Corporation
	Vigil Health Solutions Inc.

Staff Contacts:

John Marcario Industry Director

Related Standards:

NEMA Installation Guide for Nurse Call Systems (R2007)