This blog will take a deep dive into mass notification systems and how hospitals use them to improve workflow efficiency. It will also compare different mass notification apps for healthcare staff, based on real hospital use cases.
What is an MNS (Mass Notification System)?
An MNS is a technological solution that enables organizations to communicate and send real-time notifications to large groups of people. While often associated with emergencies and critical events, it’s also used for sending out operational updates, weather-advisories and other time-sensitive communication.. Messages are delivered via SMS, email, and voice calls so people can be reached instantly, without requiring app installation. .
Real-time communication helps protect staff, patients, and visitors. Below, we highlight two key use cases, emergencies and non-emergencies, within a hospital setting, and how a mass notification system can support each scenario.
| Tool | Category | Best For | Key Differentiator |
|---|---|---|---|
| OnPage | Unified secure critical communication platform for mass notification and HIPAA-compliant messaging | Secure clinical communication, mass notification, and real-time escalation of urgent healthcare events | Combines hospital staff messaging and paging with mass notification on one single platform |
| Rave Mobile Safety | Emergency Communication for Crisis Situation | Critical communication platform trusted to help save lives | Connects you to other organizations and those you protect by providing innovative solutions that help you prepare better, respond faster, and communicate more effectively |
| AlertMedia | Emergency Notification System | Work for safety one- stop solution | AI guided notification suggestions for messages |
| Everbridge | Critical Event Management | Managing physical and digital threats | Enterprise grade mass notification platform ideal for organizations that may also need risk assessment and threat visibility, all built into the same platform |
| Alertus Technologies | Facility based communication solution | In-building emergency communication | Emergency audible and visual notifications |
| OnSolve (Crisis24) | Emergency Notification System | Government agencies alerting | Helping organizations protect the right people, assets, and operations |
| AlertFind | Emergency Notification System | Two way notification communication during an emergency | Strong contact management and mass notification combined into one platform |
| Dirad Technologies | Government grade secure mass messaging | Government agencies and enterprise communications | Confidential messaging for mission critical communication |
In the healthcare context, OnPage is best described as a unified critical communication platform. While traditional mass notification systems focus on simply broadcasting messages to large audiences, OnPage brings together secure clinical messaging, role-based paging, and mass notification into a single, integrated solution, ensuring both targeted alerts, secure staff messaging and organization-wide communication can be managed seamlessly from within one platform.
At the same time, its modular architecture gives hospitals the flexibility to adopt what they need. Teams can use the full platform or choose individual components, such as deploying mass notification as a standalone module, without committing to a complete system overhaul.
Provides solutions to better prepare for effective communication during emergencies and in crisis situations.
A critical alerting and event management platform with mass notification capabilities. Used to broadcast messages to employees during the event of an emergency.
AlertFind is an instant communication tool used to alert company employees in real time when in the case of an immediate threat or outage. Overseas alerting and travel are also supported through AlertFind.
Offers multiple alerting strategies from digital signage on a mobile device to in person alerting through speakers. Their solution is designed to integrate into existing building systems to help assure workflow continuity.
A user-friendly solution for employers to send mass notifications to employees in both the field and the office. DiRAD Technologies has usage based pricing with no additional hidden fees.
Helps organizations ensure employee safety through critical response communication and integrated threat intelligence.
Now part of Crisis24, OnSolve is a mass notification platform trusted by government agencies and enterprises used for emergency communication during an operational distribution.
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