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Public and private actors come together to create tomorrow's hospital ward
Published: 04 December 2024
Text: Anne-Marie Korseberg Stokke
Photo: Anne-Marie Korseberg Stokke
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What does work look like on a bedside ward in a hospital or nursing home? How can digital solutions reduce staffing needs and provide more efficient patient care? At "Tech Scan" in Oslo Science Park, Health2B brought together stakeholders from hospitals, municipalities and the business community to meet and learn from each other.
Oslo University Hospital and Oslo Municipality have more than 300 wards in total. The work is characterized by an increasing patient count and more complex and serious health problems requiring advanced supervision. Healthcare personnel experience an increasing workload while simultaneously having more requirements for documentation and reporting.
Digitalization of wards as a strategic focus area
"At Health2B, we believe there are many opportunities for introducing technology that reduces staffing requirements and provides more efficient patient treatment. The development and use of technology and services that support the digitalization of wards have great potential. That is why we have chosen this as a strategic focus area," says CEO Elen Høeg.
Health2B
Health2B is a public-private partnership and a physical collaboration arena in Oslo Science Park. The arena was founded by Norway Health Tech, Oslo Science Park and Oslo University Hospital and opened by the Oslo Municipality in 2022. The purpose is for public health services and the private health industry to meet on equal terms and with the same vision: To create the health service of the future together.
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André Strømstad from Oslo Municipality and Christian Skattum from Oslo University Hospital kicked off the day at Forum in Oslo Science Park.
The event was created at the initiative of the Health2B working group “Sengepost”, led by Heidi Udnesseter at DNV Imatis. During the day, representatives from hospitals, municipalities and suppliers presented exciting projects and solutions they are working on, followed by a workshop where everyone was asked the questions “What does the bedpost of the future look like?” and “Are we visionary enough, and is the hospital ward future-oriented?”.
Good response
“It’s exciting to test out a new concept and receive such positive feedback. With relaxed shoulders and a welcoming atmosphere, we foster closer connections and encourage open discussions, even about challenging topics. We’ve demonstrated that there is much more happening than many realize. Both public and private stakeholders consistently gain new insights during our early dialogues, especially in areas that will require collaboration and investment from both sides. Many attendees mentioned that they scheduled follow-up meetings with contacts they met at Health2B that day,” says Christian Skattum, head of the innovation department at OUS.
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In the second part of the day, public and private stakeholders were challenged to think creatively and collaboratively find new solutions to the challenges we face.
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“For us in the nursing home sector, seeing what the private business community can offer was very informative. At the same time, we could share our daily operations. This way, we can collaboratively address both small and large challenges and better prepare for the future,” says André Strømstad, head of competence at the Nursing Home Agency in Oslo Municipality.
“We strongly believe in early dialogue. The more we share and collaborate now, the better equipped we will be to create a sustainable healthcare system that meets future needs,” says Riche Vestby, innovation driver for health and care at LUP.
One of Health2B's main goals is to increase mutual understanding of needs, infrastructure, solutions, and expertise.
“This event turns words into action and contributes to this, particularly regarding wards, which is important for both hospitals and municipalities,” concludes Høeg.
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DIPS presenterte sin løsning "DIPS mobil for sykepleiere".
We’ve demonstrated that there is much more happening than many realize.
Christian Skattum, Oslo Universitetssykehus)
Petter Aukrust Stensaas from Vestre Viken HF presented visions for the future of hospital wards.
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