The challenge
The hospital needed to follow COVID-19 regulations of the Israel’s Department of Health and Human Services issued guidelines in response to COVID-19 that stated anyone attending a hospital, who was not a patient, was considered a visitor and was required to sign in and out.
But due to the lack of budget, especially during COVID-19 times, the hospital CIO was frustrated in finding the right solution that will allow him to remain within the budget and yet implement a robust and effective lightweight visitor management solution.
In the beginning of COVID-19, The Barzilai Hospital was receiving 1,500 visitors per day. That climbed up to more than 20,000 per week immediately after.
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