Timing Behind the Scenes – Hospital Transportation Department

Hospital examination rooms, the ER and the various operating rooms are always filled with patients looking to recover from their ailments or diseases, recovering all the way to full health. Hospitals and their employees provide the place and care for these patients to become full operational people. The need to go to several different areas of the hospital facility throughout the day, to get examined or x-rays performed, is necessary in order to heal the ailments. Most of these patients, however, won’t be able to maneuver from certain areas of the hospital to others. They need assistance to get around; this is where the hospital’s transportation department comes into play.

As you know, a hospital’s employees are pivotal to the daily operations of a hospital. Doctors and nurses are involved with performing surgeries, administering medications and prescription drugs, or providing the best overall care to patients that they can. These are obviously large responsibilities, but they couldn’t be done without the help of dozens of other employees behind the scenes. The transportation crew is definitely one of these outstanding resources. These people use wheel chairs, push gurneys or movable beds to pound the tile floor for miles a shift, transporting the patients to where they need to be on time.

Furthermore, their personal interaction with these patients cannot be understated. Many times, providing a comforting hand helps eases the stress and nerves contained by the patient. This will also benefit the doctors and nurses, making their job a little bit easier.

Something that makes every hospital employee’s jobs a bit better is a Sapling synchronized clock system. Providing the most accurate time that’s in sync with every other room in the hospital is quite beneficial: medicine can be administered at the proper time, accurate record keeping can occur and the hospital transportation crew will limit, if not eliminate miscommunication, and always bring the patient to the room they need to be in at the correct time.

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Sapling Time Zone Clocks: Corporate Function & Style

Sapling Time Zone Clocks feature 5 to 7 clocks corresponding to different locations’ time zones, adjacent to one and other on a lightweight aluminum extrusion. Both digital clocks and analog clocks are available options. It is possible to mix and match digital and analog clocks within a single Time Zone Clock System. The Time Zone Clocks are available with the Sapling Wired Clock System, Wireless Clock System, IP Clock System, and Talkback Wireless Clock System.

It is advantageous for any business to always put its best foot forward. Every time a new potential employee or customer walks into your place of business every aspect of the office’s appearance helps shape their perception of your company. There is no better way to convey a professional business environment than with the new Sapling Time Zone Clock. Time zone clocks convey the message that your company has a strong national, or international presence, depending on the cities you choose to include. Integration with a Sapling Synchronized Time System ensures that all clocks react accurately. Analog clocks will have synchronized second hands, and digital clocks will change minutes and seconds simultaneously. Aside from their aesthetic benefits Sapling Time Zone Clocks also provide functional advantages in a corporate setting.

Today the world is much smaller thanks to the proliferation of the internet and modern technology. Even though at times it can feel like we are instantly connected anywhere in the world time zones remain a hurdle for national and international business. Sapling Time Zone Clocks help employees remain cognizant of time differences. Time zone clocks act as a quick reference point to help employees schedule phone meetings, video conferences, and flights outside of time zones with relative ease. Sapling Time Zone Clocks can also help avoid contacting customers at inappropriate times. With a time zone clock you no longer have to worry about accidentally waking up a valued customer who is located on the other side of the country. Keep style and function ingeniously in sync with the purchase of Sapling Time Zone Clocks.

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The Balancing Act: Education

The Balancing Act Series will delve into how Sapling’s synchronized clock systems can help professionals in several different industries better balance their daily tasks.

Educational facilities can become chaotic at times with all of the different activities transpiring throughout the day. Maintaining a certain level of organization can be challenging for the faculty and staff of any school. Daily operations becomes one big balance act for the staff, and even for the students. Teachers in a high school, for example, must balance all of their daily tasks in order to remain on schedule.

Being efficient in time management is a huge asset that can contribute to a much smoother work week for an educator. Teachers must construct a lesson plan, maintain regular office hours, set deadlines, and grant extensions, among many others. Balancing these requirements can be a weary task, and in order to complete them, an effective time management strategy must be deployed. This begins with the installation of a synchronized clock system.

A synchronized time system is a system of clocks within a facility receiving accurate time updates from a master clock. The master clock is able to receive the updated time from an NTP server or GPS, and distributes it among the secondary clock. Sapling manufactures different types of innovative synchronized clock systems, including Wired, Wireless, IP and TalkBack. Sapling’s systems are seen in schools across the country, and assist in helping educators balance their work load every day.

A synchronized clock system from Sapling will ensure all of the bells in a facility are activated at the same time. This will help minimize late students, which can lead to an easier transitions for teachers. With the entire school on the same, synchronized time, teachers can meet with students punctually during office hours. Synchronized clocks can lead to better time management for teaching professionals, which can help them to delegate their tasks efficiently and balance their hefty workload with more simplicity.

Sapling’s synchronized clock systems have been helping teachers balance their daily operations since the company’s conception over two decades ago. The innovative clock systems of Sapling have been pioneers in the clock industry.

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The Many Faces of Sapling Analog Clocks

When equipping a Sapling synchronized time system a customer has many choices to make. Sapling offers four systems, each with a multitude of options to choose from. After choosing a system the next step is to decide whether you want analog clocks, digital clocks, or a combination of the two. Analog clocks are an excellent choice for many different types of facilities. Sapling offers analog clocks in different models for each of our reliable systems. The variety of systems equates to a need for different power sources; our analog clocks can be powered locally, over Ethernet, or by battery.

Depending on the owner’s preferences Sapling analog clocks can vary quite a bit in terms of appearance. Possibly the most visibly obvious choice a customer must make when ordering an analog clock is shape. Sapling offers all of their analog clocks in both round and square options. Round clocks are available in two sizes: 12″, and 16″. Square clocks are available in two sizes: 9″ and 12″. Aside from size and shape, Sapling also offers design options for analog clocks. Customers can choose from two standard dials or six specialty dials. Sapling also offers the option of a custom dial, which allows the customer to have a name, logo, or image of their choice printed on the dial. In terms of color Sapling offers black and white analog clocks, with the option of color customization available. The last customization option for Sapling analog clocks are the hands. Sapling offers three specialty hand options in addition to the standard hands.

The availability of custom and specialty options  gives you the power to make your system all your own. Our quality analog clocks will look great in any facility, while providing the accuracy Sapling has become synonymous with. Keeping appearance and accuracy ingeniously in sync, that’s just part of The Sapling Advantage!

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IP Clocks Do More than Just Tell Time

Although there are many alternatives available, some facilities are still using battery-powered, individual wall clocks. While it may not seem necessary to change a facility’s entire clock system, many of the features of Sapling’s IP clocks may make you reconsider. The obvious benefit of making this switch is the convenience of having synchronized, accurate time throughout your entire facility. However, our IP clock system does more than just tell time. Below are 5 of the unique features that differentiate our IP clocks from the typical wall clock.

1. Send the Message

With Sapling IP digital clocks, facilities will have use of a text display feature. With this aspect of the system, the digital clocks not only display precise, synchronized time, they can also be used to display text. This is especially useful in an emergency, during which the digital IP clocks can display emergency warnings such as “Fire” and “911.” This message display feature will ensure that everyone in your facility is safe and informed about any situation that may arise. Additionally, IP digital clocks come with the option to display alternating date and time.

2. Count Down or Up

Knowing the specific time is not always enough. Sometimes, it is important to know how much time has passed or how much time is remaining. In these instances, Sapling’s elapsed timer feature is extremely helpful. With the flip of a switch, a particular digital clock can be controlled to start counting down or counting up, depending on your needs and preferences. This is especially helpful in emergency “code blue” situations in hospitals, or in routine procedures, such as standardized testing in schools. Either way, facilities that make use of Sapling IP digital clocks with an elapsed timer feature can ensure accurate, precise records.

3. Tell International Time

Our world is become increasingly globalized, which means that individuals from different countries are constantly in communication with one another. For businesses, military bases, transportation facilities, and any other industry that has contact with international clients, Sapling IP clocks are a must-have. Our clocks have time zone capabilities that allow individual clocks in a facility to be set to separate time zones. Because each IP clock can be programmed individually, the facility manager can choose specific clocks to be programmed in accordance with different time zones. Whether your client is in Beijing, Paris, or California, you can be certain that you will never call at an inappropriate time. Additionally, travelers will have a much easier time determining flight departures and arrivals with the use of zone clocks.

4. Give the Wrong Time – On Purpose

What’s this? Synchronized clocks telling the wrong time? Well… kind of. With the bias seconds feature, your IP Clocks can be set so that they are still receiving the accurate time from an input source, but display a few minutes fast or slow, depending on your preferred settings. This can be helpful in a number of applications, such as a large school district that dismisses all of its students at the same time. Setting a few of the schools ahead by a few minutes can greatly reduce traffic congestion and other issues that may have occurred otherwise.

5. Send Reminders

As mentioned previously, it can be challenging to keep up with all of the clocks if you are the manager of a large facility. Constantly having to check around the building for delayed or stalled clocks can detract time from the numerous other responsibilities that a facility manager faces. With Sapling IP Clocks, this problem is eliminated. Using the IP Web Monitor Software, the facility manager can see the status of every clock in the facility at a glance. Even if a facility manager doesn’t have the time to check the clocks via the software, the software will send updated information to a specified e-mail address in the event that there is a clock malfunction. Additionally, the software will use this e-mail address to send countdown information.

As you can see, installing a Sapling IP Clock System is not simply an investment in accurate, synchronized time, but rather an investment in an orderly, informative, and conveniently-run facility. After making the switch from run-of-the-mill wall clocks to a Sapling IP Clock System, you will begin to wonder how your facility ever got along without the numerous features and ease of use it provides.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Time Zone Clock – Part 2

Sapling- The Ultimate Guide to the Time Zone Clock

The Sapling Advantage

Sapling’s Zone Clock has many options available to choose from in order to customize the Time Zone Clock to your facility’s needs. Encompassing a sleek design and an array of unique features, Sapling’s Time Zone Clock has many advantages that make it stand out among the competition.

  • Customizable time zone name plates to signify the area’s time the clock is displaying
  • International Daylight Saving Time capabilities (where observed)
  • Choice of 5 to 7 time zones to display
  • The ability to choose one style of clock or mix and match the styles for a unique look
  • Sapling’s Time Zone Clock can accommodate the following clocks on one line:
  • Depending on your application, Sapling offers many ways to customize the clocks to fit the interior of your facility:
    • LED Digital Display: When choosing a digital clock(s) a user has the option to pick the display color. LED options include: Red (standard), Green, White or Amber. *Please note: Some colors may carry minimum quantity requirements.
  • Specialty Dials and Hands for Analog Clocks: When choosing analog clocks, you have the choice between Standard and Specialty dials and/or hands. A user can also create a custom logo or dial to add to the clocks. *Please note: Specialty dials and hands have an additional charge. Please contact us for more information about the specialty dial and hand options.
  • Simple installation process
  • Made in the U.S.A

Listed above are a few advantages as well as options when you purchase a Sapling Time Zone Clock. Stay tuned for Part 3 where I’ll share how our Zone Clock can assist many different facilities that operate in a variety of industries. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or drop us a line!

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Need Accurate, Reliable, and Secure Time Synchronization?

Spectracom's GPS Time Server/Master Clock

Spectracom’s NetClock 9483 is the solution, allowing you to synchronize critical systems and operations to coordinate emergency efforts with legally traceable time. The NetClock 9483 offers a versatile modular design that is fully NENA compliant and tailored especially for Emergency Communication Center applications. Our new Web User Interface is easy to use and provides intuitive status monitoring with simple set-up.

The 9483 can time-synchronize multiple separate networks. The modular design provides expansion card slots, one of which is the 3-network port GigE option card providing synchronization for up to four networks simultaneously. Cards can be added with the initial order, or in the future as system requirements change and evolve.

NetClock 9483 key features:

  • Synchronizes 9-1-1 systems, computer networks, CAD, radio consoles, VoIP, voice and video recorders, ANI/ALI, display clocks
  • Precision GPS time reference with OCXO oscillator for GPS back-up
  • Multi-network port card for separate, isolated networks
  • GLONASS receiver option improves signal acquisition in marginal GPS signal areas, reduces or eliminates signal interference and jamming, provides redundancy for the GPS system
  • Optional Dual- Redundant (AC/DC) power
  • Optional T1/E1 timing card
  • 5 year warranty
Spectracom's GPS Time Server/Master Clock- Data Sheet Spectracom's GPS Time Server/Master Clock

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