Real-Time Location Tracking System Introduced By Newtown Company

NEWTOWN, PA — CenTrak, a leader in real-time location technology solutions, has announced its latest breakthrough – the industry’s first scalable Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Multi-Mode Platform.

The new Real-Time Location System (RTLS) solution, crafted to cater to the diverse needs of healthcare organizations, redefines industry standards by offering location data capabilities and a cost-effective deployment model.

Following the recent release of Connect RT, CenTrak’s unified cloud-based software platform, the company continues to extend its suite of offerings to tackle the ongoing challenges pervasive in the healthcare industry.

CenTrak’s BLE Multi-Mode Platform, the first of its kind in the market, provides hybrid architecture that effortlessly transitions between BLE and all CenTrak Clinical-Grade Locating (CGL) environments. This interoperability empowers customers to leverage mixed RTLS infrastructure within a single building or across an entire hospital campus to optimally balance affordability and precision according to department need. By utilizing existing BLE-enabled hospital networks and infrastructure, this integration technology accelerates the adoption of location-based services with tag and badge only deployments for use-cases such as staff duress, asset tracking, and more.

The platform’s flagship product, CenTrak’s redesigned RTLS badge, supplies healthcare providers a quick, cost-effective entry point solution for their RTLS journey. The badge boasts enhanced durability (IP67 rating), extended battery life, easy over-the-air maintenance, and user notifications such as diagnostic LEDs and an audible buzzer. Each badge provides a dedicated emergency duress button with a recessed design to avoid false alerts, and two other configurable buttons to support custom workflows.

“The healthcare industry acknowledges the value of location data and the resulting ROI,” said Crystal Ryan, chief commercial officer at CenTrak. “This recognition has prompted key decision-makers to invest in the transformative benefits that RTLS can deliver. Our groundbreaking BLE Multi-Mode Platform marks a substantial advancement in RTLS technology, solidifying our commitment to improving healthcare delivery with top-tier solutions and thoughtfully driving innovation.”

Joining the Connect RT suite of software offerings, Duress RT emerges as the next cloud-enabled, SaaS solution. Duress RT leverages the architecture from the BLE Multi-Mode Platform to economically provide enterprise-wide, rapid response to staff duress and life safety events in a healthcare environment.

CenTrak’s end-to-end innovations for Staff Duress include:

• Purpose-built staff badge design and latest BLE technology on the market
• Real-time acknowledgment from the device when a duress alert has been received
• Intuitive user interface and design, efficient event/alert management, and incident response reporting
• Follow feature for real-time location updates of staff in duress on a map view
• Effortless system implementation and maintenance Centralized software configuration, automatic updates, and reduced server infrastructure via the Connect RT platform

“Our team proudly delivers yet another pivotal milestone in the company’s relentless pursuit of
unprecedented innovation to integrate technology that supports healthcare professionals and further develops the modern connected hospital,” said Andrew Robinson, president and CEO at CenTrak. “With CenTrak, healthcare organizations worldwide can gain access to a versatile, scalable, and cost-effective solution for elevating staff safety and optimizing patient care.”

For more information or to request a demo, visit centrak.com.