Patient Room Technology for Today’s Connected Care Environment

The patient room is changing. Virtual care, patient communication and digital engagement are becoming a bigger part of the inpatient experience, and hospital leaders are already looking ahead. According to a 2024 survey conducted by Joslin Insight on behalf of AvaSure, 74% of hospital leaders believe inpatient virtual care is or will become integral to acute inpatient care. Yet only 46% are currently piloting or have implemented it.

That gap between where healthcare is headed and where many hospitals are today is creating new demands for the technology inside the patient room.

The TV is part of that evolution. Once viewed primarily as a source of patient entertainment, today’s hospital-grade display can play a broader role in patient education, communication, digital engagement and emerging virtual care applications. And as facilities modernize their patient rooms, the technology surrounding the display, from bedside controls and remotes to mounts and AV infrastructure, needs to evolve with it.

MDM Commercial can help you build the technology foundation for what comes next.

Hospital-Grade TVs Built for Today’s Patient Room

Support Patient Entertainment, Communication, Education and Emerging Virtual Care Applications

Hospital-grade TV designed for healthcare patient rooms and patient entertainment

As healthcare organizations expand virtual care capabilities, telemedicine compatibility is becoming an increasingly important consideration when selecting patient room technology. Available hospital-grade TV solutions can support telemedicine applications using external cameras and other supporting technology, giving facilities greater flexibility to build virtual care solutions around their clinical, AV and infrastructure requirements.

MDM Commercial offers hospital-grade TVs from LG, Samsung and PDi for acute care, long-term care, behavioral health, waiting areas and other healthcare environments, with options designed for the demands of around-the-clock use and compatibility with the systems healthcare facilities rely on.

Hospital-Grade TV Features and Benefits Include:

Patient watching TV on a hospital grade TV
  • Telemedicine-compatible options that can support virtual care applications with external cameras and supporting technology
  • Pillow speaker and nurse call compatibility for convenient bedside control and accessibility
  • Centralized TV and content management across patient rooms and facilities
  • Patient entertainment, education and communication capabilities that support a more engaging in-room experience
  • Healthcare-focused safety and durability designed for demanding patient care environments
  • Flexible screen sizes and configurations for patient rooms, long-term care, behavioral health, waiting areas and other healthcare spaces
  • Smart and interactive capabilities for facilities looking to modernize the patient room experience

Whether you're replacing a single display or planning a facility-wide technology refresh, MDM Commercial can help you compare hospital-grade TV solutions and identify the right models for your patient experience, telemedicine, infrastructure and AV requirements.

Industry-Leading Patient Room Control, Right at the Bedside

Curbell Pillow Speakers Bring TV, Nurse Call and Room Controls Together in One Device

Young patient in a hospital bed holding a healthcare pillow speaker remote for TV and room controls.

A hospital-grade TV is only as good as the control the patient can reach. With more than 50 years of pillow speaker design and manufacturing experience, Curbell has become an industry standard for healthcare TV and patient room control, and for many patients the pillow speaker is the one device they hold all day.

Designed around the patient experience, Curbell pillow speakers combine familiar, easy-to-use controls with the flexibility healthcare environments demand. Large buttons and intuitive layouts make TV navigation easier, while select configurations can integrate nurse call, lighting, temperature, window shades and other room controls into a single bedside device. That consolidation means fewer devices to manage in the room, and fewer reasons for a patient to reach for something out of range.

Why Healthcare Facilities Choose Curbell:

Curbell Pillow Speakers
  • Sealed, easy-to-clean housings designed to help keep contaminants out and support routine wipe-down protocols.
  • UL 1069-tested options for hospital signaling and nurse call applications.
  • Broad compatibility across a wide range of TVs, nurse call systems, beds and interactive platforms.
  • Configurable to your environment with options including backlit buttons, headphone jacks and custom configurations.
  • Breakaway cables and mounting solutions designed to protect equipment and keep controls within reach.

From patient comfort to clinical integration, Curbell helps hospitals create a more intuitive, connected patient room experience. MDM Commercial can help you match the right Curbell configuration to your existing TVs and nurse call infrastructure, so replacements and new deployments work together from day one

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As one of North America’s leading suppliers of healthcare technology, MDM Commercial brings more than 35 years of experience helping healthcare organizations simplify patient room technology procurement. From individual replacements to facility-wide and multi-site deployments, we bring together the products, pricing, logistics and expertise you need through one trusted partner.

Source your complete patient room technology solutions from MDM Commercial, including hospital-grade TVs, Clean Remote healthcare remotes, healthcare mounts, pillow speakers and professional services. MDM Commercial is on contract with leading GPOs, providing eligible healthcare organizations access to contracted pricing and streamlined procurement.

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