9 Ways Modern CMUs Are Rewiring Patient Monitoring in Healthcare

When you walk into most hospital wards, it’s easy to hear just how busy things are, from constant monitor beeps to frequent alarms.For many clinicians, it’s part of the daily rhythm. But the volume of alerts can become overwhelming. According to recent data, clinicians are exposed to up to 350 alarms per patient per day, with over 85% of them being nonactionable.It’s no surprise, then, that according to Philips’s 2024 Future Health Index, 66% of healthcare leaders reported increased feelings of stress and burnout in their workforce. With staffing shortages and increasing patient complexity, the need for smarter, more scalable monitoring solutions has never been greater.