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October 25, 2021 01:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22740181/amazon-alexa-hospitals-senior-living
Amazon announces Alexa program for hospitals and senior care
Amazon has two new programs that integrate Alexa into hospitals and senior living communities, the company announced today. They’re run through Alexa Smart Properties, which allows organizations to control a centralized Alexa system.
“Early on in the pandemic, hospitals and senior living communities reached out to us and asked us to help them set up Alexa and voice in their communities,” Liron Torres, global leader for Alexa Smart Properties, said in an interview with The Verge. Hospitals wanted ways to interact with patients without using protective equipment, and senior living communities wanted to connect residents with family members and staff, she says.
The program lets senior living facilities use Amazon Echo devices to send...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22740181/amazon-alexa-hospitals-senior-living
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