Digital Signage applications are playing an increasingly important role in public spaces, providing a valuable service in institutional and healthcare settings. In these settings, its use has become so widespread and deeply embedded that it often goes unnoticed. Yet, these digital installations provide a wide array of essential services in the places we interact with every day. Let’s take a closer look at a few examples.

Digital Signage applications for Public and Private Healthcare

Within hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, vaccination centers and medical offices, Digital Signage plays a key role in managing patient flow, welcoming visitors and coordinating staff. Specifically:

• It is used to convey essential information to the public, such as health alerts, safety protocols, health promotion messages and real-time updates on the current situation. These types of messages can be displayed in waiting areas, receptions, corridors or entry points, ensuring quick and effective communication.
  
• It serves as a welcoming and wayfinding tool. Through touchscreen kiosk and display monitors, Digital Signage provides 24/7 directions to patients, visitors and hospital staff. It can also display visiting hours, enable appointment bookings and indicate the location of specific departments.
  
• Digital Signage can support health awareness by displaying campaigns on topics such as hand hygiene, disease prevention, healthy eating, and physical activity, educating the public in an accessible way.
  
• This technology allows for instant notifications, benefiting both patients and hospital staff by keeping them informed and updated as needed.
  
• While patients wait, Digital Signage can offer entertainment by displaying informational videos, television programs, or customized content to help reduce stress and improve the patient experience.

In addition, In both public hospitals and private clinics, Digital Signage has become essential for queue management. In ticketing areas, up to 90% of operations are now managed by Digital Signage devices that streamline user flow, accelerate check-in and payment processes, and direct patients to the appropriate clinics.

In conclusion, the use of Digital Signage in healthcare enhances operational efficiency, improves both internal and external communication, and contributes significantly to a positive patient experience.

Digital Signage applications for Public Administration

Digital Signage also plays a significant role in public administration, with an ever-growing range of applications:

• It can be used to communicate institutional information, such as official announcements, news, events and government programs. This ensures that a wide and diverse audience can receive real-time updates and information 24/7.
  
• It provides information on public services, including public transport schedules, office hours, contact numbers, and procedures to access specific services. For example, it can point out government offices, hospitals, schools, libraries, and social assistance centers in the area.
  
• It promotes public administration services, such as social assistance programs, economic development initiatives, cultural projects, and educational programs.
  
• It can communicate emergency alerts, warn the public of potential dangers or provide instructions for evacuation if needed. Additionally, it supports public safety campaigns and awareness initiatives on topics such as road safety, crime prevention, and environmental protection.
  
• It promotes events, fairs, and institutional meetings, inviting the public to participate and providing the latest information.
  
• It is widely used to offer tourist information, including details on attractions, points of interest, itineraries, and transportation logistics. It can also highlight the area’s tourist resources and enhance the visitor experience.
  
• It facilitates interaction and direct communication between citizens and public administration, enabling the promotion of interactive content, the collection of feedback and opinions, and improving overall user engagement.

Functionality meets Design: italian-made Digital Signage by Fida srl

At Fida srl, we have been specializing in Digital Signage for over 15 years. In fact, we were among the first Italian companies to develop these innovative technologies. Thanks to the expertise developed over the years, we are able to integrate our hardware solutions with the best software to manage both individual devices and complex networks.

Our Digital Signage solutions, proudly Made in Italy, are designed to offer personalized and efficient solutions for any need, combining high technological functionality with outstanding design.