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Chapter 2   Acuity System overview

Welch Allyn  Acuity Central Monitoring System

Diagram of the System

A. Hallway message panel

Optional panels, located throughout a unit, visually indicate alarms and some alerts.

B. Welch Allyn 1500 Patient 
Monitor

Hardwired, full-featured monitors with 12-lead ECG analysis and large displays

C. Propaq Encore monitor

Hardwired, portable, full-featured vital-sign monitors

D. Propaq CS monitor

Wireless or hardwired full-featured vital-sign monitors with large displays

E. Micropaq monitor

Small, wireless monitors that measure ECG and SpO

2

. These monitors are useful for 

ambulatory patients

F. Propaq LT monitor

Small, wireless monitors that measure ECG/Resp, SpO

2

 and NIBP. These monitors are 

capable of displaying large numerics.

G. Wireless access point

Connects wireless monitors and the Acuity Central Station.

H. Uninterruptible power supply 

(UPS)

Provides power to the Acuity System for a few minutes during power outages, until back-
up generators come on line.

I. Acuity Central Station

Monitors all connected patients, stores patient information, and displays alarms and 
alerts.

J. Laser printer

Optional laser printers give you printouts of various types of patient information. 

K. Welch Allyn Connectivity 

Server (WACS)

An option to the Acuity

 

System. WACS is a server platform on which software options 

are installed. 

L. Hospital network

Carries information to the Acuity System and carries patient data to the hospital 
information system (HIS/CIS).

M. Mobile device running 

Clinician Notifier software

AcuityLink is a WACS option that delivers Acuity System patient information to mobile 
devices running Clinician Notifier software.

Some patient monitors that can communicate within the Acuity System might not 
be represented in this diagram.