Given the importance of an efficient hospital command center to healthcare outcomes—and the significant costs involved—projects like this require an architect. Their expertise will help with walls, flooring, electrical, windows, and more to create a room that works for you. Even with their expertise, the architects and other vendors still need your input on how the room looks. This means where do the desks go, do you have a video wall, what about ancillary furniture to hold paperwork, lockers, etc.?
5 Pro Tips for Designing Your Hospital Command Center
Posted by Ken Carson on Oct 5, 2022 7:13:40 AM
Topics: Accessories, Healthcare, Detailed Overview, Pre-Planning, Xybix vs. Competitors
Myth Busting: Laminate Desktops Cannot Handle Humidity
Posted by Ken Carson on May 25, 2022 7:38:27 AM
As I write this—on May 19, 2022—forecasters are predicting that it will snow tomorrow in Denver. But I know that other parts of the country are already enjoying relative humidity in the range of 70, 80 and even 90 percent. Which brings me to an old myth that seems to circle back on us: That you shouldn’t buy desks with laminate tops if you live in a humid client. I’m always happy to debunk this myth because I hate for people to miss out on all the benefits of 3D laminate. Let’s take a deeper look.
Topics: Accessories, Cleaning & Sanitation, Pre-Planning, Xybix vs. Competitors
How many times have you bought a larger phone and then had to buy a larger case? Or a larger purse or fanny pack? (If Dr. Rick will let you keep a fanny pack, that is.) That’s what happens with technology—it gets bigger and better, but we need bigger and better spaces to accommodate it. So it goes with telemetry labs.
Topics: Accessories, Healthcare, Detailed Overview, Pre-Planning, Xybix vs. Competitors
We’ve been through a lot these last couple years, so let’s give ourselves a break in 2022. Rather than a resolution to return to your fighting weight, how about committing to simply moving more for your overall health? Even light movement benefits your muscles, bones, joints, brain, heart and lungs. And if a few pounds fall away in the process, all the better.
Topics: Employee Health, Accessories, Fun & Morale, Brief Overview
I do tend to believe the old adage “cold hands, warm heart” as my mom has the coldest hands I know. But I can’t prove that cold hands specifically lead to more errors at work—at least not in the type of work we all do at our desks. In my research about cold hands, however, I learned a few things that confirm my devotion to climate controls at individual workstations.
Topics: Employee Health, Accessories, Fun & Morale, Brief Overview
You know the 80/20 Rule? You wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the time. You see 20% of your friends 80% of the time. You use 20% of the tools at your disposal 80% of the time.
Topics: Ergonomics, Accessories, Features, Brief Overview
Radiology Desk Features that Doctors, Dispatchers & All Mission-Critical Workers Will Love
Posted by Kristen Neilsen on Jan 11, 2021 5:01:53 PM
Topics: Employee Health, Accessories, Healthcare, Xybix vs. Competitors
Burn off Pandemic Pounds with a Desk Treadmill or Bike
Posted by Doug Herman on Jan 4, 2021 7:55:46 AM
Topics: Employee Health, Accessories, Fun & Morale, Brief Overview
How Important Is the Lift Capacity of a Dispatch or Command Center Console? (NEW VIDEO)
Posted by Ken Carson on Jun 4, 2020 9:36:32 AM
When you're shopping for a new dispatch or command center console, you want to get something that will hold up to the abuse of a 911 dispatch center. Let’s face it; 24/7 use is tough on any equipment. The actual furniture itself takes even more abuse with the constant physical contact.
Topics: Ergonomics, Accessories, Features, Dispatch, Xybix vs. Competitors, Featuring a Video or Photo Gallery
It's About To Get Spooky: Adding Monitors to Your Existing Xybix Workstations
Posted by Kathleen Utley on Oct 25, 2019 10:02:05 AM
I don’t mean to scare you, but there is something you should consider when it comes to adding monitors to your Xybix workstations.
We get it, you’re growing, things are changing, we’ve planned for this and so have you. Congrats! Now is the time, and you’ve decided to get some additional monitors for your Xybix workstations.
Topics: Accessories, Features, Pre-Planning, Brief Overview, Customer Service & Troubleshooting