BayCare's St. Joseph's Hospital opens Season's Café powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology

tampa, florida, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — St. Joseph's Hospital Today, we announced that we will be the first healthcare facility to use checkout-free technology in our hospital cafeteria, partnering with BayCare. St. Joseph's Hospital A commitment to innovation, patient care and team member experience.

Located within the hospital, Season's Café uses Amazon's Just Walk Out technology to eliminate checkout lines and make all cafeteria items available to guests 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday. The cafeteria will be closed only during the following hours. Sunday from 2am to 6am. Just Walk Out technology's integration with Quickcharge, a division of Transact Campus, will also allow employees to make payments using their badges.

Amazon's Just Walk Out The technology is designed to create an effortless shopping experience. Guests enter the cafeteria using a credit card, mobile wallet, or team member badge at the entrance gate. The technology detects what each shopper takes off and puts back on the shelf and creates a virtual shopping cart. Once guests complete their shopping experience, they can exit the store without waiting in the checkout line and be charged for the items they brought in using their chosen payment method.

“Every day, more than 4,000 team members, physicians, volunteers, and visitors will experience a fast and seamless shopping experience with healthy, comforting food choices.” Erica SalgadoBayCare Eastern Regional Food and Nutrition Services Director.

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology is powered by deep learning techniques, including artificial intelligence, computer vision, and generative AI, that can accurately determine who receives what in any retail environment. To ensure accuracy in all environments, Amazon has built synthetic datasets that mimic millions of realistic shopping scenarios, including changing store formats, lighting conditions, and shopper crowds.

“Baycare's innovation team led this effort to streamline the customer experience within Seasons Café, taking into account the busy schedules of hospital staff and visitors,” he said. craig anderson, Vice President of Innovation at BayCare. “This technology will allow our stores to stay open longer and provide healthy food options for third-shift employees and late-night visitors.”

“We built the first hospital cafeteria to utilize Just Walk Out technology. St. Joseph's Hospital,” Said John Jenkins, Vice President of Just Walk Out Technology at Amazon. “We look forward to building on this initiative. Baycare Health System and to give more hospital workers access to healthy food at all times. ”

The cafeteria offers a variety of menu items, from baked goods, pre-made sandwiches and salad bars to fresh pizza and daily hot meals. Guest restaurant menus are often available.

about St. Joseph's Hospital

St. Joseph's Hospitalpart of Baycare Health Systemis known for its advanced medical technology and compassionate care. its center of excellence Includes the Cardiovascular Institute. cancer research instituteStroke and Neuroscience Program; Robotic Surgery Program and Emergency/Trauma Departmentprovides more emergency care than any other hospital in the country. tampa bay. Our medical team includes more than 70 specialties, including internal medicine, cardiovascular surgery, and neurosurgery. This hospital was founded by her Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in 1934. The 615-bed hospital is located in: 3001 West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in tampa, florida.

For more information: BayCare.org/SJH.

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