Why Visual Alerts Matter in Hospitals
In hospitals and health systems, every second of confusion during an emergency can put patients, visitors, and staff at risk. Overhead audio pages can be missed in noisy units, texts and emails are easy to overlook, and not every clinician has a phone in hand when a situation escalates.
Risks of Legacy Communication:
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Unclear or delayed response during lockdowns, severe weather, or evacuations
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Inconsistent communication across departments, especially where alarms, equipment, and conversations drown out audio announcements
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Missed or misunderstood messages by staff, patients, or visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing, or in units where devices are restricted
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Inefficient workflows when staff rely on word-of-mouth updates about codes, status changes, or ambulance arrivals, which slows care and adds stress
Visual Alerts for Critical Events
Primex Notify InfoBoard Displays can display critical alerts and hospitalwide synchronized time. At the press of a button on the critical notification panel or through a third party system, your teams can send clear, color-coded notifications for events, like a Code Red or Code Blue, in seconds. The cloud-based OneVue® Software platform allows administrators to configure alerts and review post-incident history from any web browser. The result is a hospital notification system that strengthens emergency preparedness by adding a visual layer to your alert system.
Staff and Workflow Messaging
Beyond emergencies, InfoBoard Displays can be configured as a tool that reinforces daily operations and staff coordination. When configured, your team can post messages such as "procedure in progress", "restricted area", or "quiet please" to protect patient safety and experience. Primex Notify InfoBoard Displays receive synchronized time and critical notifications via a reliable 72 MHz radio signal, ensuring messages reach devices across your hospital, even through walls and between floors. Primex specialists will do the legwork of determining the ideal transmitter type and strength to maximize signal coverage.
Management and Logging
Through the cloud-based OneVue software, authorized users can not only manage messages and alerts from any web browser, but also log each notification with time, date, duration, and incident details to support reporting, audits, and post-incident analysis. This creates a unified, trustworthy record of emergency alerting.
Primex Notify InfoBoard Displays provide hospitals with a dependable, visual notification layer for emergencies, staff alerts, and daily communication, without adding complexity for your teams. If you're ready to modernize your mass notification and staff alerts, fill out the form to connect with a Primex specialist and see how Primex Notify can fit into your facility's emergency alert and communication plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I customize the alerts on InfoBoard Displays?
Yes, Primex Notify InfoBoard Displays come with five standard alerts: LOCKDOWN, EVACUATE, WEATHER, LOCKOUT, and ALL CLEAR. You can customize the text and color of these standard alerts to match your hospitals alert system, such as Code Red or Code Blue, using the OneVue software. If using a critical notification panel, you can also print custom labels to match your system configuration with a provided label template.
Can I use the Primex Notify Bell Controller as a retrofit bell controller?
Through a OneVue-connected transmitter, InfoBoard Displays can show customized critical alerts, such as Code Red or Code Blue, in seconds at the press of a button on the critical notification panel or via a third-party system. This rapid response helps minimize confusion and supports faster, coordinated action during hospital emergencies.
Can InfoBoard displays replace overhead paging or mobile alerts?
InfoBoard Displays are designed to supplement, not replace, your existing hospital notification systems. By adding a strong visual component, they reinforce overhead paging, mobile alerts, and other communication channels, especially in noisy areas or where audio and phone-based messaging may be missed.
Are InfoBoard Displays helpful for patients and staff who are deaf or hard of hearing?
Yes, InfoBoard Displays provide visual-text messages that are especially useful for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Hospitals can also implement color-coded standards alongside InfoBoard Displays to make alerts quickly understandable to diverse populations, including those with limited literacy.