RTLS for Healthcare
Transforming Healthcare with
Real-Time Location Intelligence
Hospitals today are under immense pressure to deliver safer care, improve patient flow, and operate with fewer resources. From staff shortages to rising patient volumes, every minute and every asset counts.
RTLS gives healthcare teams live visibility into the movement of staff, patients, and equipment, turning location data into actionable insight. The result: faster response times, streamlined workflows, better patient experiences, and measurable operational savings.
The Challenges Facing Healthcare Industry
Critical Staffing Shortages
Hospitals are grappling with a growing nurse shortage. The Health Resources and Services Administration anticipates a deficit of about 78,000 registered nurses by 2025, with some states projected to have only 84 % of the nurses they need by 2035.
Equipment Loss and Waste
Up to 20 % of mobile medical assets are lost or stolen, costing U.S. hospitals roughly $3,000 per item. Beyond lost assets, U.S. hospitals reported $57 billion in combined medical and surgical supply costs in 2023, averaging $15.4 million per hospital.
Lengthy Wait Times
Emergency departments are under strain. The median ER wait time in 2024 was 2 hours 42 minutes, with some states over 3 hours. Boarding times rose from 167 minutes in 2021 to 190 in 2022, nearly half of a patient’s total ED time.
How Does Litum Help?Â
Litum RTLS empowers hospitals to:
- Maximize staff efficiency and reduce burnout
- Minimize search times and avoid rental/purchase of duplicate equipment
- Improve regulatory compliance (Joint Commission, CMS) with fewer safety incidents
- Reduce ER and OR bottlenecks for faster patient flow & turnover
- Protect high-risk populations (infants, wandering patients, staff under duress)
Perfected for Enterprise Healthcare, Proven Over A Decade
Healthcare organizations do not experiment with critical infrastructure. They invest in platforms that are stable, scalable, and built to last. Litum has been delivering real-time location systems for over 20 years. Our technology supports safety-critical and workflow-critical use cases across hospitals and health systems worldwide. From a single floor to multi-hospital deployments across countries, Litum is designed to scale with the complexity of modern healthcare.
Litum’s Healthcare RTLS solutions are trusted by hospitals and health systems that operate at scale.
- Live deployments across multiple continents
- Proven support for safety, security, and operational efficiency use cases
- Long-term partnerships rather than short-term pilots
Litum’s Healthcare RTLS platform is architected to support large, complex environments. Our deployments already operate at this scale across major healthcare systems, not just in pilots but in live production environments.
- Thousands of active tags supported within a single system
- Scales from one unit to multiple buildings and campuses
- Designed for multi-site and multi-country deployments
- High availability architecture for continuous operations
Litum designs and develops its RTLS technology entirely in-house. This full ownership ensures long-term product continuity, faster innovation cycles, and enterprise-grade accountability. Hospitals work directly with the company that builds, maintains, and evolves the system.
- Hardware engineered and manufactured by Litum
- RTLS software platform developed by Litum R&D teams
- Firmware, analytics, and integrations controlled by Litum
- No dependency on third-party core technologies
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Hospitals are not uniform spaces. Different areas require different levels of accuracy, power efficiency, and infrastructure flexibility.
Litum uses a hybrid Ultra-Wideband and Bluetooth Low Energy architecture to adapt to real clinical environments. This flexibility allows hospitals to deploy RTLS based on actual operational needs, not theoretical specifications.
- Ultra-Wideband for high-precision use cases
- BLE for broad coverage and energy-efficient tracking
- Seamless coexistence within a single platform
- Optimized performance in ORs, basements, wards, and corridors
Open Integration with Healthcare IT Ecosystems
Enterprise RTLS must integrate cleanly into existing hospital systems. Litum provides a robust OpenAPI framework that enables straightforward integration with third-party platforms, including:
- EHR and middleware systems
- Nurse call and staff communication platforms
- Asset management and CMMS solutions
- Analytics and reporting tools
Litum supports healthcare deployments worldwide with experienced field teams and structured implementation methodologies. Our teams have delivered successful deployments across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, supporting diverse regulatory and operational environments.
- On-site deployment teams traveling globally
- Remote configuration, monitoring, and optimization
- Minimal disruption to clinical operations during rollout
- Proven experience across multi-building hospital campuses
Support That Matches Healthcare Realities
Healthcare operations run 24/7. RTLS support must do the same. Litum provides both on-site and remote support services, tailored to enterprise healthcare needs. Not only during deployment, but throughout the life of the system.
- Structured onboarding and training programs
- Defined escalation paths and response models
- Ongoing system optimization after go-live
- Long-term lifecycle support for hardware and software
Staff Duress
Violence against healthcare workers is a growing concern in hospitals, with nurses and frontline staff facing rising rates of verbal and physical assault. Litum’s Staff Duress solution ensures help is always within reach. With a single button press, security teams are instantly alerted to the staff member’s exact location, enabling rapid response in high-risk situations. Cuts response times in violent or threatening situations, helping meet OSHA or state safety requirements and reducing liability.
Infant Security
Newborn safety is a top priority for hospitals, yet many facilities continue to face risks from infant abduction attempts, accidental mismatches, and human error in manual identification. In fast-paced maternity and NICU environments, continuous monitoring is critical. Litum’s RTLS Infant Security solution provides accurate location tracking, automated tamper and movement alerts, and secure access control integration. This ensures newborns remain protected at every moment, supports compliance with safety protocols, and gives families greater peace of mind.
Medical Asset Tracking
Lost or misplaced medical equipment costs hospitals millions each year and delays patient care. Litum’s Medical Asset Tracking solution gives healthcare teams real-time visibility into the exact location of mobile equipment, ensuring it is always within reach. By reducing search times and increasing asset utilization, hospitals can avoid unnecessary rentals or purchases, improve operational efficiency, and make critical equipment available when and where it’s needed most.
Patient Flow
Emergency departments, operating rooms, and other critical areas in hospitals are often strained by patient congestion, leading to longer wait times and delayed care. Litum’s Patient Flow solution gives real-time visibility into each stage of a patient’s journey, from admission to discharge. By identifying and resolving bottlenecks, hospitals can improve bed turnover, reduce boarding times, and make more efficient use of staff and resources, ultimately enhancing patient satisfaction and outcomes.
Staff Workflow
Staffing shortages and uneven workload distribution can lead to longer patient wait times, staff burnout, and compromised safety. Litum’s Staff Workflow solution provides real-time visibility into staff locations and activity, enabling managers to deploy resources where they are needed most. This supports faster response times, better patient coverage, and improved care team efficiency.
Wander Management
Patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other cognitive conditions face a high risk of wandering, which can lead to injury and emotional distress for both families and staff. Litum’s Wander Management system provides continuous location tracking and instant alerts when a patient approaches restricted areas or exits designated zones. This enables rapid intervention, supports compliance with safety protocols, and gives families greater peace of mind knowing their loved ones are protected.
Senior Living Safety
Protecting residents with cognitive or mobility challenges is a top priority for senior living communities. Litum’s Senior Living Safety RTLS provides continuous location visibility, instant alerts, and precise tracking to help staff respond quickly to incidents or wandering risks. This enhances resident safety, improves staff efficiency, and gives families peace of mind knowing their loved ones are monitored and protected at all times.
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