Hospital Command Center

February 2026 · 4 min

Overview

The Hospital Command Center provides a real-time operational overview of the entire hospital on a single screen. Designed for wall-mounted displays in the hospital operations room, it aggregates live data from all modules into KPI tiles, charts, and alert feeds. Access at /dashboard/command-center.

Live Metrics

The command center displays:

• Bed Occupancy -- Current census with ward-level breakdown, occupancy percentage, and trend
• ED Status -- Patients in ED by acuity, average wait time, boarding patients
• OT Utilization -- Active surgeries, upcoming procedures, room availability
• OPD Volume -- Today's appointments, completed consultations, patients in queue
• Lab Turnaround -- Average TAT for stat and routine orders, pending critical results
• Pending Discharges -- Patients cleared for discharge but still occupying beds
• Financial Summary -- Today's collections, outstanding receivables, insurance pending
• Staffing -- Current shift coverage across departments

Alert Feed

A live alert ticker shows:

• Critical lab values awaiting acknowledgment
• Patient deterioration events (elevated MEWS/NEWS scores)
• Equipment failures
• Bed crunch warnings
• Long wait time alerts
• Code announcements (Code Blue, Fire, Disaster)

Alerts are color-coded by severity and link directly to the relevant module for action.

Configuration

The command center is customizable:

• Widget Layout -- Drag-and-drop widget arrangement
• Data Sources -- Select which metrics to display
• Refresh Rate -- Configurable auto-refresh (default: 60 seconds)
• Theme -- Dark mode optimized for large displays
• Multi-Branch -- Aggregate data from multiple branches or show branch-specific views

The command center is designed for continuous display and optimizes for minimal browser resource usage.

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