Hospitals worry about ICU ventilator availability, yet ignore the ₹2 cr of smaller assets, from infusion pumps to wheelchairs, vanishing into maintenance black holes.
Pilot data (30‑bed ICU, Pune)
Bluetooth Low Energy tags + LoRa gateways covered 12,000 sqm for ₹9 lakh.
Average time staff spent hunting equipment fell from 21 min to 5 min.
Predictive maintenance model flagged 7 pumping failures before breakdown, avoiding ₹4.5 lakh in overtime rentals.
Payback math At a blended nurse cost of ₹400/hour, saved search time alone recouped hardware outlay in 14 months. Add avoided rentals and downtime, and ROI climbs above 90 % in Year 1. For CFOs eyeing EBITDA expansion, IoT beats yet another glossy lobby renovation every day.