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New Study from Italy: Verso Vision Reduced Hospital Falls by 79% and Fall Events by 57%
Falls in hospitals remain one of the most common and costly adverse events, particularly among older patients. They not only prolong hospital stays but also increase treatment costs, impact patients’ independence and well-being, and burden healthcare systems globally.A newly published peer-reviewed study in Frontiers in Digital Health brings compelling evidence on how the AI-powered Verso Vision monitoring system can significantly reduce these incidents.
Real-World Evidence from Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital
The study was conducted at Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, and included a total of 362 patients. Using a retrospective design, the study compared periods when patients were monitored with Verso Vision against those without.
The findings were striking:
- Relative risk of falling decreased by 79% (IRR 0.21, p < 0.0001) in the monitored group.
- The absolute number of fall incidents dropped by 57%, from 15 to 5 events, a critical metric for quantifying clinical and financial impact.
These numbers mean fewer patients are harmed, and hospitals can significantly reduce the costs associated with imaging, treatment, and extended stays.
Designed for Clinical Reality
The system is non-intrusive and privacy-safe, requiring no wearable devices. It integrates seamlessly into existing hospital workflows and nurse call systems. Importantly, the study also reported:
- High staff satisfaction and ease of use after minimal training
- Strong patient compliance and no privacy concerns
Why This Matters
According to multiple studies, hospital falls can increase treatment costs by thousands of euros per case. In some cases, falls extend hospital stays by over a week. A reduction of more than half in fall events, as seen in this study, can translate to more than million euros in avoided costs per year in medium-to-large hospitals.
Next Steps
Encouraged by these results, Humanitas Gavazzeni has already launched a 12-month prospective study to assess long-term clinical and economic outcomes.
Read the full study: Frontiers in Digital Health – DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1548209
References Hospitals and Elderly care
Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University HospitalAdverse fall events decreased 48% after use of Verso during two 9-month periods compared in a neurology ward.
Toukola Elderly Assisted Living, City of tampereVerso is in use in all 60 resident rooms. In a user experience study, all nurses said that Verso increased resident safety, is easy to use and that they would like to continue using it.
Kuopio University HospitalThis top university hospital in Eastern Finland places high focus on patient safety and preventing falls. After a 1-year comparison before and after installing Verso in neurology ward patient rooms, falls decreased by 30%.
Savonlinna central HospitalVerso monitors patients in acute geriatric and rehabilitation wards. Our cooperation began in 2019.
Hyvinkää HospitalVerso is being successfully used to monitor patients and prevent accidents in infectious and pulmonary disease wards.
Park Hospital, Helsinki University HospitalVerso has been installed in all patient beds in this newly renovated, beautiful and historic adult surgery hospital.
Vaasa Central HospitalVerso is in wide use in cardiology and emergency wards of this hospital in the bilingual city of Vaasa on Finland’s western coast.
Bridge Hospital, Helsinki University HospitalVerso will be installed in this world-class trauma and cancer hospital, which is also HUS´s largest-ever construction project.
Alpha Global, Australia / APACCurtin Heritage Living – Aged Care
Curtin Heritage has been providing quality services to older members of the western Australia for over 40 years. Curtin Heritage were in the process of building their new Marine Views Aged Care facility in Cottesloe, WA which features over 120+ beds and updating Riversea in Mosman, a specialist facility for residents with dementia (44 beds). As part of this new build came a new era of resident safety and monitoring processes the organisation wished to implement to provide innovative care outcomes that also supported the organisation’s care operations and staff. Read more about Verso (with Digital Angel -name) user experiences here: https://alpha.global/projects/curtin-heritage-living/
Reference: HUS, FinlandDevelopment Partner Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki University Hospital is one of Europe´s largest hospital groups with 23 hospitals and 25,000 healthcare professionals. HUS was ranked as the world´s 21st best hospital in American Magazine Newsweek´s published list of the best hospitals in the world in 2021. HUS invests on new technology development and patient safety.
Verso Vision has been developed and tested for years in various wards in close cooperation with HUS Helsinki University Hospital. Verso has been in wide hospital production use in HUS hospitals since 2017.
Reference: Espoo Hospital, FinlandVerso running in all 225 Espoo Hospital patient rooms
Espoo Hospital is a new modern rehabilitation hospital in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. Verso Vision has been running in all 225 Espoo Hospital patient rooms in production use since the hospital´s opening in 2016. Verso automatically alerts nursing staff to risky situations and creates over 20,000 preventative nurse interventions annually, effectively preventing falls, accidents and wandering.
“We take patient safety and fall prevention very seriously. After installing Verso, we analysed the results with our clinical team. Falls reduced and we were happy with the raised quality of care.”
Medical Device Administration Advisor,
Kuopio University Hospital
“There is a wide need amongst our hospital and aged care customers for tested and functioning fall prevention and detection system. We are very excited to partner with Verso Vision and help to provide safer and better quality care to everyone.”
Anna-Maija Väinämö
Healthcare Unit Manager Loihde Trust,
Verso Vision Reseller
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