Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa., has selected Patient Care Technology Systems' (PCTS) Amelior EDTracker software to automatically track patients and assets in its 35,000 census emergency department. The software will use ultrasound locating from PCTS partner Sonitor Technologies.

The Sonitor ultrasound indoor positioning system will provide automatic capture of real-time location data. The ultrasound tags utilize sound waves to communicate to detectors throughout the department. The sound-based locating technology creates no electromagnetic interference with medical devices. Additionally, the signals do not permeate walls or require line of sight between the tags and detectors and provide reliable room and sub-room level locating precision.