Building the network infrastructure of a county hospital

A county hospital operates in an environment where the reliability of IT infrastructure has a direct impact on patient safety. Hospital systems, electronic medical records, diagnostics and communication between wards require infrastructure that runs without interruption.

The facility deployed the new infrastructure as part of a regional healthcare digitisation project, which meant meeting strictly defined technical requirements while maintaining the hospital's continuity of operation.

The infrastructure had to meet the standards set by the regional medical digitisation programme. At the same time, the network served systems directly related to patient care, where downtime is unacceptable.

The project required building both an access layer and a core layer, and the IT team had to receive the skills to manage the new environment independently.

As part of the project, a comprehensive two-tier DCN network infrastructure was built, comprising several dozen access and core switches.

The access layer provides connectivity to workstations, medical devices and access terminals across the wards. The core layer is the network's backbone with full link redundancy.

The delivery was complemented by certified DCN device-configuration training for the hospital's IT staff.

The DCN infrastructure enabled the facility's full participation in the regional healthcare digitisation programme. A stable LAN ensures uninterrupted operation of hospital systems and reduces the risk of downtime.

The two-tier architecture makes network traffic easier to manage and leaves room for further expansion. DCN training equipped the staff with the knowledge needed for day-to-day operation of the infrastructure.

Several years of failure-free operation of dozens of DCN switches confirms that the deployment met the requirements of a medical environment.