Penguin Location Services partners with GWA Hygiene

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Penguin Location Services partners with GWA Hygiene

Published by in News
January 18, 2022

Revolutionizing Healthcare: Asset Tracking, Navigation, and Hygiene Management Unite

Asset tracking. Indoor navigation. Hygiene management—what do these three innovative healthcare technologies have in common? They optimize critical processes in hospitals and healthcare facilities, directly contributing to enhanced patient safety and operational efficiency.

The Healthcare Challenge: Time, Safety, and Compliance

Critical Time Lost in Healthcare Asset Tracking

Healthcare workers should not waste valuable time searching for medical devices or other critical assets. Every minute spent locating equipment is time taken away from patient care.

Navigation and Infection Risk

Patients and visitors should not wander around in the hospital facility and have unnecessary contacts—this increases infection risk and compromises patient safety protocols.

The Hand Hygiene Compliance Gap

Hand hygiene is the foundation of breaking the chain of infections. Yet despite its critical importance, hand hygiene compliance rates typically hover around only 50% in healthcare facilities worldwide.

Strategic Partnership: Penguin Location Services & GWA Hygiene

Combining Technologies for Healthcare Excellence

Penguin Location Services and GWA Hygiene have joined forces to tackle these interconnected healthcare challenges. Their technologies demonstrate exceptional product synergy, creating comprehensive solutions for modern medical facilities.

Expanding Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring to New Markets

Penguin Location Services has made a strategic decision to introduce the innovative hand hygiene compliance monitoring solution “NosoEx—developed by GWA Hygiene—to healthcare facilities across the USA and MENA countries.

Expert Perspective: The Business Case for Hand Hygiene Compliance

Mohammed Smadi, Managing Director of Penguin Location Services, shares insights on this strategic partnership:

“We have been working with many healthcare facilities introducing our wayfinding and healthcare asset tracking platform. A key use case that has tangible ROI is hand hygiene compliance. Being able to know who went where and when are key to ensuring that compliance rules are adhered to. NosoEx has an innovative and cost-effective solution that fits the bill.”

Integrated Healthcare Technology Platform

Penguin Location Services Healthcare Solution

![Software interface of the Penguin Location Services healthcare solution]

The comprehensive platform delivers:

  • Real-Time Healthcare Asset Tracking: Instant location visibility for medical equipment and devices
  • Indoor Navigation Systems: Seamless wayfinding for patients, visitors, and staff
  • Integration Capabilities: Unified platform that connects multiple healthcare technologies
  • Analytics Dashboard: Actionable insights for healthcare administrators and facility managers

The Team Approach to Infection Prevention

Coordinated Digital Healthcare Solutions

Infection prevention in healthcare is truly a team sport requiring coordinated efforts. Digital healthcare solutions are essential to better understand infection chains and transmission patterns in hospitals and medical facilities.

Empowering Infection Control Teams

Tobias Gebhardt, Managing Director of GWA Hygiene, emphasizes the partnership’s impact:

“We should not leave infection control teams working alone with outdated monitoring tools and legacy systems. The strategic cooperation with Penguin Location Services provides a completely new toolkit for hospital management and healthcare administrators. We are proud to enter new international markets outside Europe with such a strong technology partner in healthcare innovation.”

NosoEx: Next-Generation Hand Hygiene Compliance Technology

Seamless Integration with Healthcare Asset Tracking

![Flexible NosoEx sensor technology seamlessly integrated into the Penguin healthcare system]

The NosoEx solution features:

  • Flexible Sensor Technology: Adaptable to existing healthcare infrastructure
  • Seamless Integration: Works harmoniously with Penguin’s healthcare asset tracking platform
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Continuous hand hygiene compliance tracking
  • Cost-Effective Implementation: Practical solution for healthcare facilities of all sizes
  • Actionable Data: Transform compliance monitoring into meaningful behavioral improvements

About the Partnership

Penguin Location Services – Healthcare Technology Leaders

Founded: 2011
Headquarters: Irvine, California, USA

Penguin Location Services is a leading indoor positioning provider specialized in building multi-technology indoor positioning and tracking solutions. Their objective is to digitally transform indoor venues and processes that involve people and assets.

Healthcare Solutions Include:

  • Advanced healthcare asset tracking systems
  • Hospital indoor navigation and wayfinding
  • Staff and patient safety monitoring
  • Integrated infection prevention technologies

Key Markets: Healthcare facilities, theme parks, and enterprise environments

GWA Hygiene – Infection Prevention Specialists

Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Stralsund, Germany

GWA Hygiene develops user-friendly and assistive technologies specifically designed for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Their primary focus centers on infection prevention solutions that increase patient safety through advanced monitoring.

Core Innovation: Patented IoT solution for monitoring hand hygiene behavior and hand hygiene compliance in healthcare settings

Transform Your Healthcare Facility

Comprehensive Solutions for Modern Medical Facilities

This strategic partnership delivers integrated healthcare technology solutions that address:

Healthcare Asset Tracking Efficiency: Eliminate time wasted searching for equipment
Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring: Achieve measurable improvements beyond the 50% industry average
Infection Prevention: Break the chain of transmission with data-driven insights
Patient Safety Enhancement: Reduce unnecessary contacts and optimize facility navigation
Operational Excellence: Empower healthcare administrators with actionable analytics

Contact Our Healthcare Solutions Team

To learn more about Penguin’s strategic partnership with GWA Hygiene and discover how this integrated healthcare technology could support your medical facility’s operations, contact our healthcare solutions team:

Email: [email protected]

 

 


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