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Study from Italy: Verso Vision Reduced Hospital Fall Risks 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
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Verso 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.
Development 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.
Jorvi Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital
Adverse fall events decreased 48% after use of Verso during two 9-month periods compared in a neurology ward.
Kuopio University Hospital
This 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%.
Hyvinkää Hospital
Verso is being successfully used to monitor patients and prevent accidents in infectious and pulmonary disease wards.
Vaasa Central Hospital
Verso is in wide use in cardiology and emergency wards of this hospital in the bilingual city of Vaasa on Finland’s western coast.
Savonlinna Central Hospital
Verso monitors patients in acute geriatric and rehabilitation wards. Our cooperation began in 2019.
Park Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital
Verso has been installed in all patient beds in this newly renovated, beautiful and historic adult surgery hospital.
Bridge Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital
Verso will be installed in this world-class trauma and cancer hospital, which is also HUS´s largest-ever construction project.
Siun Sote, Substance Abuse Medicine Unit Kompassi
The substance abuse medicine unit of Siun Sote Kompassi, Finland moved to new premises in connection with the hospital, where a patient call system or technologies supporting patient safety had not previously been used. In connection with the space planning, Verso Vision’s fall prediction system created interest, and the unit joined the pilot.
The system has improved patient safety and made the work of nurses significantly easier. It identifies precisely those dangerous situations that are particularly relevant to Kompassi’s customer group, such as getting out of bed and falling risks. Nurses can rely on the system to alert in a timely manner, which makes prediction more natural and speeds up getting help.
The implementation of Verso Vision was considered smooth: the training was clear and support has been available quickly. The system is easy to use and supports nursing work without additional technical load.
Kompassi nurses recommend the system especially for units that treat elderly or other patients at risk of falling.
Technology supports patient safety – TAYS Neuropsychiatry Department’s experiences with Verso Vision
The TAYS Neuropsychiatry Department, Finland identified challenges related to falls and dangerous situations in elderly, confused and neurologically symptomatic patients – especially when the patient tried to get out of bed without the presence of a nurse. Physical supervision was burdensome and difficult to implement. The move to new premises in early 2024 also brought with it a new kind of solution: Verso Vision’s artificial intelligence-based fall prevention system was implemented to support patient safety and facilitate nursing work.
The results speak for themselves:
– Alarms are received in time, nurses have time to react before a dangerous situation can occur.
– Nurses feel they have more peace of mind at work – Verso acts as an extra “eye” in the patient room.
– During night shifts, the system helps to prepare for, for example, the movements of aggressive patients.
– Patients feel safer knowing they can get help quickly. Although not all falls can be prevented, serious situations have decreased. At the same time, the system brings peace of mind to both nursing staff and patients.
The implementation went smoothly, and Verso Vision provided support whenever needed. Nurses learned the system quickly.
“We recommend Verso to wards with many patients with memory problems, confusion, aggression or other risk factors for falls.” – TAYS Neuropsychiatry Department
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Curtin 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.
What Verso Vision users say
AI is playing an emerging and pivotal role within forward thinking modern care, and as such Verso’s patient fall prevention and analytics solution is best of breed. From simplified scalability, system architecture, integration capabilities and accuracy – our clients are seeing immediate results from fall reduction to more efficient operations resulting in improved levels of care, safety and satisfaction.
