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Honeywell has been selected as the building automation provider for the new Melton Hospital , a 274-bed facility that will be Victoria ’ s first fully electric hospital . Honeywell will help provide comprehensive management for building automation systems to optimise the hospital ’ s energy and operational efficiency outcomes . Under a 25-year contract , Honeywell will install its building management solutions – including Honeywell Forge Enterprise Performance Management software – to help create a more energy efficient , automated and secure facility . As Victoria ’ s first healthcare facility using only electricity as an energy source , the Melton Hospital will help minimise emissions and support the state of Victoria ’ s progress to achieving net zero by 2050 .
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Cisco , the worldwide leader in networking and security , has announced a joint initiative with the University of Galway and CÚRAM , SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices in Ireland , to create a research framework for the world ’ s first ‘ Virtual Hospital ’, serving patients with diverse conditions at every stage of their healthcare needs . As part of the Cisco Country Digital Acceleration ( CDA ) programme , the initiative , which is already in pilot , is aligned to the ambitions of Ireland ’ s 10-year health and social care reform Sláintecare , to avoid unnecessary hospital admission and support patients at home .
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