Avera Medical Minute: Wi-Fi Telemetry System Live 07/23/08

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Story Created: Jul 24, 2008 at 8:16 AM CST

Story Updated: Aug 10, 2008 at 10:20 AM CST

If you've ever been a patient at Avera McKennan you were probably hooked up to their telemetry system. It is a wireless way for R-N's to monitor your vitals.

Jim Hitchcock, a Bio-Med technician at the Avera Heart Hospital explains why they made history by being the first in the world to install a Wi-Fi Telemetry system.

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