ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies unveiled new technology to help increase infant security and safety during their hospital stay and beyond.
The new technology will replace traditional ink and paper when it comes to collecting a baby’s footprint.
The new CertaScan technology allows hospital staff to collect a digital footprint to be paired with the baby’s headshot and mother’s fingerprints, according to a new release.
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The images are then securely stored in an online database that only the parents can access.
“With Mother’s Day right around the corner, this is such a perfect time to introduce our new infant safety system,” said Geri Tamborelli, patient care administrator at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer. “Not only does CertaScan provide fun keepsakes and peace of mind for families, but it also ensures that we as healthcare workers are doing our part to protect our most vulnerable patients.”
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CertaScan has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) so that images captured by the system can be used to identify a child in the event of an abduction, natural disaster, or other emergency.
Much like fingerprints, footprints are biometric and unique to each baby, so they can be used for precise, forensic identification throughout a lifetime, according to a news release.
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Parents also have the option to upload photos of their children as they age into the CertaScan system to ensure the NCMEC has the most current image.
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