Advancing Patient-Centric Care: Harnessing CPS for Smart Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

In this chapter, we explore the pivotal role of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) in advancing patient-centric care within smart hospitals and healthcare facilities. These systems have been revolutionizing healthcare through offering facilities of real time monitoring, automation, and data analytics. We provide a comprehensive overview of smart hospitals, detailing their key components and functionalities. The chapter sheds light on the smart technologies being used for seamless integration of physical infrastructure, medical devices, data systems, and decision-making processes that truly has a potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare services. Various applications of CPS have been examined such as patient safety, streamlining workflows, resource management and personalized care. We also present the challenges encountered during the implementation of CPS in healthcare environments, including security, privacy, interoperability, and scalability. There is an immense need for robust infrastructure, effective data governance, and collaborative engagement among stakeholders. Finally, we outline the prospects and emerging trends for deploying CPS in the healthcare domain. This chapter would serve as a valuable resource for researchers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers as it highlights the future of healthcare integrated with smart computing technologies.