PingParrot delivers clinical alerts to iPhones and Android devices with the same guaranteed delivery model as a legacy pager — repeating until acknowledged, escalating if needed, audited end-to-end.
Legacy pagers are expensive to maintain
Per-unit hardware, carrier contracts, and belt-clip infrastructure add up. PingParrot runs on the smartphones your staff already carry.
Pages get missed with no audit trail
A pager beep disappears. PingParrot logs every delivery: who was notified, when, via which channel, and when they acknowledged.
On-call schedules live in spreadsheets
PingParrot replaces the spreadsheet with a live rotation your team can see and update — with overrides any team member can claim.
No escalation when the first pager goes unanswered
If a nurse or physician doesn't respond within your threshold, PingParrot escalates to the next person automatically.
From single-physician practices to multi-department hospitals.
Set up a rotation per department. Nurses and charge nurses receive pages on their phone with critical-alert priority — bypassing Do Not Disturb — with automatic escalation if the first recipient doesn't respond.
Build weekly rotations for on-call physicians. The on-call doctor receives pages to their mobile. If unavailable, the call escalates to a backup or department head. Any team member can trigger a "Cover Now" override.
Replace nurse-call panels with smartphone alerts. Night staff receives pages with persistent repeating tones until they respond. Day/night shift handoffs update automatically with schedule overrides.
Small teams benefit most from the free tier: 3 pagers at no cost. A 3-physician clinic can run a full on-call rotation, escalation policy, and page history with zero monthly spend.
High-priority pages cut through. iOS Critical Alerts and Android alarm-channel delivery bypass Do Not Disturb and silent mode, so emergency alerts reach clinicians even when the phone is face-down.
Add a locum physician to a rotation for a weekend, then remove them — no hardware provisioning, no carrier account. Download the app, get added to the schedule, done.
From trigger to acknowledgement, every step is tracked.
Alert triggered
A monitoring system, nurse station, or integration fires a page via REST API or the web dashboard.
On-call recipient notified
PingParrot identifies who is on-call and pushes a high-priority notification with a distinctive alert sound. The notification repeats every few minutes until acknowledged.
Acknowledgement or escalation
The recipient opens the app and acknowledges the page. If they don't respond within your escalation threshold, the page is automatically escalated to the next person.
Full audit trail recorded
Every step is logged: who was paged, via which channel, when they acknowledged, and how long it took. The log is available for review at any time.
iOS Critical Alerts
Bypass silent mode and Do Not Disturb on iPhone — pages reach clinicians even when the phone is silenced or face-down.
Android Alarm-Channel Delivery
High-priority pages on Android use alarm audio attributes to cut through Doze mode and volume restrictions.
Repeating Until Acknowledged
A page keeps alerting every few minutes until someone acknowledges it. No alert is silently missed.
Escalation Policies
Define who gets paged if the first recipient doesn't respond within N minutes. Chain multiple fallback recipients.
On-Call Scheduling with Overrides
Create recurring rotations. Any team member can claim "Cover Now" to pick up a shift, or end their shift early.
Full Delivery Audit Log
Every page shows who was notified, when, via what channel, and when they responded. Export for compliance review.
Email Fallback
If push notification delivery fails, the page is delivered to email automatically — with a one-click acknowledge link.
REST API for System Integration
Connect monitoring platforms, nurse-call systems, or custom workflows via simple HTTP POST with a JSON payload.
Can PingParrot replace our hospital pager system?
Yes. PingParrot delivers pages to iOS and Android smartphones with persistent repeating alerts, acknowledgement tracking, and escalation policies — the same reliability model as a legacy pager, without the hardware overhead or per-unit cost.
Does PingParrot work for on-call physician scheduling?
Yes. You can create weekly or custom on-call rotations, set escalation rules so a page escalates to the next physician if unacknowledged, and team members can pick up or hand off shifts with a single tap.
What happens if a nurse doesn't acknowledge a page?
PingParrot automatically escalates to the next person in your escalation policy after a configurable delay. The page repeats every few minutes until someone acknowledges it.
How does the integration work with our existing systems?
PingParrot provides a REST API endpoint that accepts a POST request with a subject, body, and priority. Any system that can make an HTTP request — monitoring tools, nurse-call infrastructure, custom scripts — can send a page.
Can locum physicians be added temporarily?
Yes. Adding and removing a pager takes seconds. A locum downloads the app, gets added to the relevant schedule, and is removed when their shift ends. No hardware provisioning required.
Do you offer volume pricing for large hospitals?
Yes — contact us. We work with healthcare organizations of all sizes and offer volume discount pricing and invoice billing for enterprise deployments.
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