DARVIS Makes Hospitals Smarter Amid COVID Crisis

After an exhausting 12-hour shift caring for patients, it's hard to blame frontline workers for forgetting to sing "Happy Birthday" twice to guarantee a full 30 seconds of proper hand-washing. Though at times tedious, the process of confirming such detailed, protective measures like the amount of time hospital employees spend sanitizing their hands, the cleaning status of a room, or the number of beds available is crucial to preventing the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. DARVIS, an AI company founded in San Francisco in 2015, automates tasks like these to make hospitals "smarter" and give hospital employees more time for patient care, as well as peace of mind for their own protection. The company developed a COVID-19 infection-control compliance model within a month of the pandemic breaking out. It provides a structure to ensure that workers are wearing personal protective equipment and complying with hygiene protocols amidst the hectic pace of hospital operations, compounded by the pandemic.