Hospitals across the country are providing patients with amenities they are more used to experiencing in five-star hotels through interactive television, high-speed Internet and other perks. LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., known for providing the services to major hotel chains, has installed interactive TV systems in 10 hospitals across the country and plans to add the service to many more in the future. Patients can use the systems to order movies, request extra food or blankets, and even watch educational programming that is specific to a their condition and treatment.
In addition to interactive TV, hospitals like Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano in Plano, Texas, plan to offer other hotel-like perks, including room service from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Baylor currently offers wireless Internet access for laptop users and a "business center" on each floor, equipped with personal computers so that visitors can have access to the Internet and e-mail.
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