Nurses experience labor shortages, increased staff workload, leading to low performance, and limited time for appropriate care, simply because there are too many patients for each nurse. There are not as many people in the nursing profession as there once was. By the year 2030, the globe will face a nurse deficit, a shortage of 4.5 million nurses. Many countries already have a deficit. Italy, Croatia and Greece have under 630 nurses per 100,000 inhabitants, when the suggested ratio is 20,000 nurses per 100,000 inhabitants, that is significantly lower. According to National Nurses United, 1 nurse to 5 patients is the optimal ratio. 84% of nurses say they endure physical discomfort and high stress levels on the job.
Modern and innovative tech, reduces the workload staff face. With pharmacies being able to send 90% of their materials through a carrier. Pneumatic tube systems built throughout a hospital can significantly speed up delivery time on important products like lab samples, cancer medication and blood products. The tubing system works like a subway network, and can provide patient records up to 8x faster than a human walker. Blood products take double the time to deliver without the tube system. Easy to access and use, clinical staff will swipe their badge to access the interface and track carriers in real time with tracking technology. The system can automatically determine the fastest path for delivery once a carrier is sent.
Hospitals around the world face cybersecurity breaches, in 2024 a survey of healthcare facilities worldwide showed 67% of them were affected by ransomware that year. In UAE the American Hospital Dubai lost 450 million PHI records in 2025. Keeping hospitals safe and secure is important to say the least. Updating software and enhancing infrastructure with the Pneumatic tube systems in modern hospitals would give staff more time, allowing them to assist patients up to 10x faster.
