The moment a newborn’s first cry echoes in the delivery room, every family is filled with joy and anticipation. This precious blessing deserves the most robust safety safeguards.

As a large public comprehensive teaching hospital built to Grade A Tertiary standards, Huiya Hospital, Affiliated to the First Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (hereinafter referred to as Huiya Hospital), prioritizes maternal and infant safety as it develops into a high-level regional medical center. Upon the full commissioning of its Phase II project in 2025, the hospital introduced the Ocamar Infant Security System, leveraging cutting-edge technology to erect an invisible yet unbreakable safety shield for newborns.

A Century of Medical Heritage: Safety as the Cornerstone of High-Quality Medical Care

Since its launch in 2013, Huiya Hospital has drawn on the robust technical expertise of the First Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University—home to 36 national key clinical specialties, ranking first in South China—to establish a full-life-cycle medical service system. Following the completion of Phase II, the Women’s and Children’s Center stands out as a core development pillar among the hospital’s eight planned specialized centers.

“We aim not only to deliver top-tier diagnosis and treatment for mothers and infants but also to create an absolutely secure medical environment,” stated the Director of the Women’s and Children’s Center at Huiya Hospital.

Authoritative media reports have documented neonatal safety incidents in hospitals across the country in recent years, sounding the alarm for hospital safety management. Huiya Hospital firmly recognizes that neonatal safety management is a benchmark of hospital service quality and a core embodiment of its patient-centered philosophy. To this end, the hospital allocated special funds during Phase II construction to deploy an internationally compliant Infant Security System, achieving a transformative upgrade from passive risk prevention to active early warning.

Three-Tier Intelligent Protection: Technology Weaves an Invisible Safety Network

Upon entering the obstetric ward of Huiya Hospital, every newborn wears a lightweight infant tag—the core component of the Ocamar Infant Security System.

Built on Ocamar’s One-Net Unlimited® medical-dedicated wireless IoT platform and positioning network, the system adopts a three-tier architecture of maternal-infant tags, data distribution base stations/micro base stations, and management terminals. It employs dual-frequency dual-mode (UHF + low-frequency) radio frequency technology to construct an all-round, blind-spot-free safety monitoring network.

In terms of hardware deployment, data distribution micro base stations are installed in safe zones on each obstetric floor, while positioning base stations and access control devices are deployed at non-safe areas and all exits to deliver three-dimensional signal coverage.

The infant tag is fitted with a medical-grade flexible silicone tamper-proof wristband that has passed dual biosafety certifications: ISO10993 and GB/T16886. Soft, skin-friendly and adjustable, it fully complies with technical safety standards for infant products, balancing material biocompatibility and structural rationality.

Equipped with an ultra-low-power module, the tag delivers an ultra-long 12-month service life and continuously transmits encrypted signals to ensure real-time synchronization of location data.

The system’s intelligent protection functions reflect meticulous professional design: if a newborn is carried outside the predefined safe zone, the nurses’ station terminal instantly pops up accurate alert information, while sound-light alarms activate at all exit access control points. This delivers a dual response mechanism of zone lockdown and real-time path tracking to stop unauthorized removal.

If anyone attempts to cut or loosen the wristband without official authorization, the built-in tamper-proof sensor triggers an immediate alert. Seven full-scenario alarm modes—including unauthorized cutting and mismatched maternal-infant pairing—mitigate safety risks from all angles.

Many new mothers share that nurses can complete authorized procedures rapidly when taking babies for examinations or care. Seamlessly integrated with the hospital’s HIS system, the system automates data synchronization without disrupting routine clinical workflows, delivering both convenience and peace of mind.

Extended Homogenized Management: End-to-End Safeguards from Technology to Service

As a key component of the multi-campus collaborative development of the First Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, the Ocamar Infant Security System is not a standalone facility but deeply embedded within the hospital’s homogenized management framework.

Seamlessly interfaced with the hospital HIS system, the platform automatically links each newborn to their mother’s name, bed number and other personal data, eliminating the risk of infant misidentification at the source. Nurses can instantly verify maternal-infant matching via mobile PDAs during daily care, ensuring precise alignment of patient, tag and bed information.

This innovative management model stems from advanced experience brought by senior specialists permanently dispatched from the First Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. During system commissioning, the hospital organized multiple rounds of simulation testing led by the parent hospital’s women’s and children’s medical expert team, covering all potential scenarios to guarantee stable system performance under all operating conditions.

Specialized training sessions are held for obstetric medical and nursing staff to ensure full proficiency in system operation, forming a dual safeguard framework combining technical protection and manual supervision.

A New Benchmark for Smart Hospitals: Technology Safeguards the Growth of New Lives

The Ocamar Infant Security System at Huiya Hospital has protected countless newborns, achieving a perfect track record of zero safety incidents and zero false alarms. More than just a microcosm of the hospital’s intelligent upgrade, it embodies Huiya Hospital’s strategic vision of developing into a modern, smart, garden-style teaching public hospital integrating medical treatment, education and research.

As the hospital further develops its Precision Medicine Center, Regional Medical Imaging Center and other specialized departments, the Infant Security System will expand its functional scope. Plans are underway to connect the platform with neonatal vital sign monitoring equipment to deliver integrated services combining safety surveillance and infant health management.

As the President of Huiya Hospital remarked: “We deploy state-of-the-art technology to protect the most vulnerable lives, enabling every family that walks through our doors to welcome their newborn with complete peace of mind and trust.”