Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta’s Communications Network Upgraded To Radio Over IP

The transportation department of a large multi‐ campus hospital with over 20 locations required a system upgrade to manage their 12 radio repeaters that cover activities at all of the campus sites and their fleet of ambulances, access vans and helicopters. As the radio network is used to coordinate the transportation of the most vulnerable part of society, children, the system needed to be highly reliable to ensure communication lines remain open.

The Transportation Department was already using dispatch equipment, but the infrastructure was old and no longer supported by the manufacturer. Additionally, radios were connected to the dispatch consoles via leased lines. Installing IPR400s at the remote repeater locations allowed the hospital to remove their leased lines which saved them enough money in the first month to pay for the entire new system. Installing IPR Dispatch on the dispatch operator’s PC’s allowed them to reclaim valuable desk space that was being used to house the prior dispatch consoles.