ShowHN: Hospital stays suck, so we made Bedside to help (and open sourced it)

http://www.bedsideapp.com

by ericskiff • 14 years ago

26 5 14 years ago

It's a great idea in theory, but in practice this app only targets a very specific demographic of hospital patients: those who own a smartphone and use it regularly, and those who are well enough to be using it in the first place. What about old people or people who are so ill that they're not even conscious?

jack-r-abbit• 14 years ago

I would think the person that is otherwise responsible for the well being of such a person would be able to set this up and run it for them.

ericskiff2• 14 years ago

That's exactly our thought, Jack. This is targeted at the "primary caregiver" of the patient. The person who is doing the visitor organizing, disseminating information, and spending the most time there with them.

splatzone• 14 years ago

This seems like a nice app, but it's a very fine niche. Why wouldn't someone in hospital just use Facebook to let their family know how they're getting on/request items?

ericskiff2• 14 years ago

Facebook certainly serves part of this need, but it's a very public place to be talking about what is often a private thing. We wanted to make a central, private, easy to use tool that friends and families can use to rally around someone and make their stay better.

ShowHN: Hospital stays suck, so we made Bedside to help (and open sourced it)

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