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Our Newest Partnership: HatchMed, Connecting Your Patients and Staff to Technology
LOC Medical is proud to be the exclusive Canadian distributor of HatchMed solutions.
Transform patient care environments with a single, unified technology ecosystem
Through our exclusive Canadian partnership with HatchMed, LOC Medical delivers three essential hardware touchpoints designed to empower patients, streamline clinical workflows, and make room information clear at a glance with:
- Infotainment Mobile Devices
- Bedside Integrated Terminals
- Clinical Information
One Patient Room. Three Technology Touchpoints.
Outside The Patient Room: HallMonitor
The Red Dot Design Award-Winning Digital Solution to Upgrade Signage with iPads
- Continuously synced with the EMR
- LEDs that do more
- Delivers ROI in under 10 months — saves over 2,300 hours of staff time per year by eliminating manual signage for a 40-bed unit
- Custom-built for your facility
Choose HallMonitor when you need:
- Digital patient room signage
- Real-time isolation status
- Fall risk and bed safety information
- Assigned care team information
- Patient requests outside the room
- Contextual lighting for important room conditions
- Badge-authenticated staff workflows
- Portrait or landscape installation
- Room numbers and raised braille
- PoE+ power and wired network connectivity
HallMonitor helps make patient room information visible before staff enter. This can reduce manual signage updates and give care teams a clearer view of room status.
In the patient's hands: PillowCase
Nurse call connected iPad case
- A built-in tether keeps your iPads always charged, no need for hot swapping or replacing missing chargers
- UL 1069 listed emergency button works with any nurse call system and compliments the iPadʼs apps
- Water-resistant and durable enclosure stands up to chemical cleaners and drops from the bed
- Works with any iPad app, from MyChart Bedside to virtual nursing, to boost patient engagement without burdening nurses
Choose PillowCase when you need:
- A lightweight iPad enclosure patients can hold or position
- Continuous power through a magnetic cable
- Protection from drops, dust and water
- Materials with antimicrobial additives
- Compatibility with standard hospital surface cleaners
- A kickstand, bed rail clip or wall-mount option
- Nurse call access, depending on the selected configuration
PillowCase is available as an iPad security case, an emergency call button solution or a digital pillow speaker.
The digital pillow speaker configuration can support nurse call, television controls, room controls and clinical requests.
Nurse call connected iPad case
- A built-in tether keeps your iPads always charged, no need for hot swapping or replacing missing chargers
- UL 1069 listed emergency button works with any nurse call system and compliments the iPadʼs apps
- Water-resistant and durable enclosure stands up to chemical cleaners and drops from the bed
- Works with any iPad app, from MyChart Bedside to virtual nursing, to boost patient engagement without burdening nurses
Choose PillowCase when you need:
- A lightweight iPad enclosure patients can hold or position
- Continuous power through a magnetic cable
- Protection from drops, dust and water
- Materials with antimicrobial additives
- Compatibility with standard hospital surface cleaners
- A kickstand, bed rail clip or wall-mount option
- Nurse call access, depending on the selected configuration
PillowCase is available as an iPad security case, an emergency call button solution or a digital pillow speaker.
The digital pillow speaker configuration can support nurse call, television controls, room controls and clinical requests.
At the bedside: PadLock
Floating Bedside iPad Case
- A built-in tether keeps your iPads always charged, no need for hot swapping or replacing missing chargers
- UL 1069 listed emergency button works with any nurse call system and compliments the iPadʼs apps
- Water-resistant and durable enclosure stands up to chemical cleaners and drops from the bed
- Works with any iPad app, from MyChart Bedside to virtual nursing, to boost patient engagement without burdening nurses
Choose PadLock when you need:
- A fixed iPad position at the patient bedside
- More usable space on the overbed table
- Height and screen position adjustments
- Portrait or landscape viewing
- Installation on a table, PDi arm or VESA mount
- Wired headphones for the patient
- USB-C and USB-A charging for personal devices
- PoE+, AC power, Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet options
PadLock is designed to give patients control over the screen position while reducing the need to replace existing furniture or room infrastructure.
Which HatchMed Product Fits Your Project?
Use the patient room workflow as your guide:
- Choose PillowCase when patients need a secure device they can hold and use directly
- Choose PadLock when the iPad should remain mounted and -adjustable at the bedside
- Choose HallMonitor when staff need real-time information outside the room
- Combine products when the project includes both patient-facing technology and clinical room information
HatchMed’s value is not limited to one product. The range addresses how technology is held, mounted, powered, cleaned and connected throughout the patient room.
LOC Medical helps Canadian healthcare facilities identify the right product and configuration for each environment.
About Hatchmed
HatchMed is a healthcare technology company that designs and manufactures hardware and software solutions focused on improving the patient experience and simplifying workflow for hospital care teams. They primarily specialize in patient-facing hospital technology, nurse call system integration, and medical-grade device protection.
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