> Same with audio on machines, that constant beep is annoying to you, but it means the machines are operating and you are getting your prescribed fluids - silence on a night ward is a sign something is wrong, and quickly precedes an emergency alarm.
Sure, if there is one source of beeps, then no beeps would be conspicuous, but when there are many things all beeping, having one of them stop beeping may not be so obvious at all.
A simple technological solution seems appropriate here. Have each machine that needs to work check in every couple seconds with each of two centralized monitoring machines. Have each monitoring machine alert the nurse desk if a monitored machine stops checking in. This is silent and has no single point of failure.
Sure, if there is one source of beeps, then no beeps would be conspicuous, but when there are many things all beeping, having one of them stop beeping may not be so obvious at all.
A simple technological solution seems appropriate here. Have each machine that needs to work check in every couple seconds with each of two centralized monitoring machines. Have each monitoring machine alert the nurse desk if a monitored machine stops checking in. This is silent and has no single point of failure.