Penguin Location Services™ and ZulaFly™ Announce Strategic Partnership

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Penguin Location Services™ and ZulaFly™ Announce Strategic Partnership

Posted on by Adam Peck

[Irvine, CA & Fargo, ND], [April 2, 2024] – Penguin Location Services, a leading AI/ML enabled IoT provider, and ZulaFly, a leading enterprise cloud workflow application provider, announce a strategic partnership to offer healthcare end-to-end, best-in-class, location-based workflow, real time asset tracking and safety solutions.

Advanced Healthcare Location Technology Integration

Penguin offers a comprehensive portfolio of location-based healthcare products supporting enterprise navigation systems, real-time locating services (RTLS), and healthcare safety applications for medical facilities. Penguin’s proprietary AI/ML in healthcare technology allow the use of any 5.1 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled device to be leveraged as a high-performance location transponder and healthcare tracking system. In many healthcare applications, location update speed is within milliseconds and location accuracy is consistently at the sub-room level (bed and chair-level precision) for optimal patient monitoring and real time asset tracking.

ZulaFly is a leading enterprise healthcare software provider offering a cloud-hosted RTLS solution, supporting over 100 healthcare workflows and clinical use cases for healthcare organizations. ZulaFly has hundreds of satisfied healthcare clients with deep experience partnering with RTLS providers and other healthcare technology vendors to successfully deliver location-enabled healthcare solutions for large health systems in North America and globally.

Industry Leadership Perspectives on Healthcare Innovation

“We were amazed by the performance and accuracy of Penguin’s technology. With very limited hardware, we could validate high-velocity location updates and room-level accuracy out of the box. We are excited for the promising future ahead with this partnership.” – Stephanie Andersen, Founding Partner, ZulaFly

“We are enthusiastic about the combined end-to-end workflow solutions we can now commercialize with ZulaFly. Their extensive first-hand experience and successful deployment and management of workflow, safety and environmental monitoring solutions can help accelerate the proliferation of location services in healthcare” – Mohammed Smadi, PhD, CEO, Penguin Location Services.

Revolutionary Healthcare Workflow Solutions

The ZulaFly and Penguin strategic partnership marks a new generation of location-enabled workflow solutions using AI/ML in healthcare technology. Penguin’s easy-to-install and low-cost standard BLE 5.1 technology combined with ZulaFly’s industry-leading healthcare workflow applications means that enterprise-class visibility solutions and healthcare automation systems are now more accessible and affordable for healthcare systems and medical facilities worldwide.

 

About Penguin Location Services: Healthcare RTLS Innovation Leaders

Penguin Location Services™ improves enterprise operational efficiency, visitor experience, workflow and safety via the world’s most advanced location engine supporting BLE 5.1 and above infrastructure. Penguin’s AI and ML powered location algorithms support high velocity updates and sub-room level accuracy across the entire enterprise. Penguin is on a mission to make location services more accessible and simpler to manage on a global scale.  www.penguinin.com

About ZulaFly: Healthcare Workflow Software Excellence

ZulaFly is an industry-leading software solution company that collects, processes, and analyzes critical enterprise data, and presents the output in a customizable, unified dashboard user interface. ZulaFly supports many operational and safety applications including Workflow, Patient Wander, Locating & Wireless Alerting, Asset Management, Environmental Monitoring, Staff Safety & Locating, Staff Rounding, Hand Hygiene, Mobility and many others. These critical applications can be managed at a single facility or across multiple campuses in a cloud-hosted environment. Hundreds of satisfied customer sites are enjoying the benefits of ZulaFly’s enterprise-class visibility solutions.  www.zulafly.com

 

  • Penguin Location Services™ is a trademark of PenguinIN, Inc.
  • ZulaFly™ is a trademark of ZulaFly, Inc.

Indoor Navigation Solutions for Patient-Centric Healthcare Experience

Posted on by Waed Os

Indoor Navigation & Indoor Wayfinding in Healthcare: Transforming Patient & Staff Experiences

In the pursuit of putting patients at the center of the healthcare experience, hospitals face the challenge of guiding individuals through large, complex facilities with multiple floors and sections. Even experienced healthcare workers sometimes encounter difficulties navigating hospital campuses. But patients, especially first-time visitors, often struggle the most.

Historically, hospitals relied on signage and front-desk guidance. While useful, these approaches had limitations and didn’t consistently provide reliable indoor navigation solutions.

Today, healthcare facilities are shifting toward smarter indoor navigation systems that leverage location data, Bluetooth-enabled applications, and intuitive indoor wayfinding technology to support patients, visitors, and staff alike.

Use Cases for Indoor wayfinding in Healthcare

Modern indoor navigation technology in hospitals offers a variety of benefits:

  • Seamless Patient Wayfinding: Real-time, step-by-step directions reduce stress and ensure timely arrivals.

  • Accessibility: Indoor navigation provides mobility-friendly routes and live updates.

  • Location-Based Messaging: Hospitals can deliver context-driven alerts and reminders.

  • EHR Integration: Linking navigation solutions with patient records enhances the digital healthcare experience.

  • Emergency Response: In Code Blue scenarios, navigation technology integrated with RTLS helps staff respond faster.

Benefits and Outcomes

Short-Term

  • Quicker patient flow, reduced wait times.

  • Lower stress for patients unfamiliar with the facility.

  • More efficient staff operations.

Long-Term

  • Improved patient loyalty.

  • Stronger hospital reputation with modern wayfinding solutions.

  • Streamlined operations, improved HCAHPS scores, and compliance.

Impact on Patients & Staff

Indoor navigation systems do more than guide— they reduce anxiety and improve transparency for patients. For staff, these solutions ease the onboarding process, improve satisfaction, and allow more focus on direct care rather than giving directions.

ROI of Indoor Navigation Systems

Hospitals adopting indoor navigation solutions see clear returns:

  • Cost Savings: Lower reliance on physical signage and maps.

  • Staff Efficiency: Automation reduces time spent guiding patients.

  • Revenue Growth: A better patient experience leads to loyalty and referrals.

Why BLE-Based Indoor Navigation Systems ?

Penguin Location Services delivers advanced indoor navigation technology powered by BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Key advantages include:

  • Accuracy: Sub-room precision.

  • Efficiency: Low maintenance, long-lasting beacons.

  • Scalability: Expandable networks for growing facilities.

  • Mobile Integration: Seamless use with hospital apps.

Get in Touch

Penguin Location Services specializes in indoor wayfinding systems and hospital wayfinding solutions. Our PenNav Indoor Wayfinding Solution integrates smoothly with hospital applications and IT infrastructure.

📩 Contact us at [email protected] to schedule a demo