Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management, has announced an alliance with Stanley Healthcare, a major provider of visibility solutions and analytics for the health care industry.

As part of this partnership, the companies will offer Stanley Healthcare’s AeroScout real time location system (RTLS) platform as part of the Schneider Electric StruxureWare for Healthcare software suite.

Steve Nibbelink, global director, health care security and alliances, Schneider Electric said: “Stanley Healthcare’s innovative AeroScout RTLS platform provides hospitals with real time, actionable intelligence, which is a perfect complement to StruxureWare for Healthcare, our existing health care technology infrastructure.”

He added: “Having the ability to leverage advanced analytics to monitor the status and location of patients, staff and critical medical equipment enables health care professionals to make better decisions, improve operations, and provide higher quality patient care.”

The real time location data on patients, staff and equipment from Stranley Healthcare’s AeroScout solutions will be integrated into the Schneider Electric StruxureWare for Healthcare platform, giving clinicians and administrator’s new levels of efficiency.

The Schneider Electric StruxureWare for Healthcare software suite provides hospitals with facility-wide visibility and access to critical data to ensure financial health and patient safety, as well as optimize staff productivity, hospital security and the environment of care via an integrated approach. The solution delivers data customized for various job roles — clinical, business management, operations and facilities staff — anytime, anywhere.

Together, the Standley Healthcare and Schneider Electric solutions will enable hospital clinical, facilities, and security staff to effectively monitor people and assets to manage patient room information, and building management or security data.

Greg Borecki, VP sales, international and strategic alliances, Stanely Healthcare, said: “With locations in more than 100 countries around the world, Schneider Electric is a recognized leader in helping hospitals improve energy efficiency, patient safety and the environment of care.”