Networking and Connectivity

Networking and Connectivity

The foundation for networking is the Unity Network. This Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) standard network reliably connects all of GE’s monitoring products - creating a Life Critical real-time network. With over 15 years of experience in designing and installing the Unity Network, GE delivers systems that meet the performance and reliability demanded by healthcare organizations.

When a network, such as GE’s Unity Network, is based on industry standards, special things occur. For instance, the network can be designed so that a caregiver in the ICU can check on the real-time patient status of a patient admitted to the ER without extra servers or special configurations. Legacy and current monitors are supported on the same network and offer similar networking capabilities. And new networking products can be easily introduced and integrated.

The Unity Network is not just about real-time data; it’s about data connectivity and data flow through the enterprise. Optional servers help create patient records through inbound and outbound HL-7 connectivity as well as patient records that follow the patient through the continuum of care and remote viewing of patient data through a secure web browser.


Product Offerings


Patient Data Server

Patient Data Server

As patients move through the hospital system, vital data is captured at each care location. The ability to see and act on that data is critical to caregivers. Unity Network® Patient Data Server (PDS), GE’s intermediate-term clinical patient data storage solution, makes a patient’s clinical data available in any care area on the Unity Network.


Unity Network IS Patient Viewer

Unity Network IS Patient Viewer

Unity Network IS Patient Viewer provides a near-real-time remote view of ECG data and other waveform and numerical parameters for any patient on the Unity Network. Using a web browser with any Intranet-connected PC, clinicians can access their patients’ clinical data while making rounds, sitting in meetings, working in the office or checking in from home.


Aware iPanel Clinical Review Station

Aware iPanel Clinical Review Station

The Aware iPanel is more than web access to vital clinical systems and information on your patient. With the touch of a button, the Aware iPanel utilizes patient identification information of the admitted patient to deliver contextually relevant information. This speeds retrieval and bypasses time-consuming searches. The iPanel is customized for each hospital and the systems they run.


Aware Gateway

The Aware Gateway is a sophisticated HL-7 gateway connecting collected monitoring data with HL-7 compliant hospital information systems. The Aware Gateway has both inbound ADT and outbound vitals capability, an integrated Quovadix interface engine for advanced configuration, and back collection capability.