Sharp Chula Vista (Calif.) MedicalCenter is using a technique to track patients that's right out of a Harry Potter novel, according to KGTV San Diego news reports.
The hospital employed a real time location system nine months ago to see where patients are in the hospital at any given moment. The computer program tracks whereabouts through small sensors placed on patients' wrists.
The technology represents a true-to-life version of Harry Potter's Marauders Map, which magically tracks the footprints of those within the Hogwart's Castle.
SCVMC says it is the only hospital in San Diego with a patient tracking system in place. The hospital still has yet to decide if they want to use the system at each of its locations.
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