Waiting-room information, "now serving" queue boards, wayfinding, patient education and emergency messaging on the screens you already have. The first 3 screens are free forever; a whole hospital runs from $3 per screen per month, with an on-premise server for networks that cannot use the cloud.
First published September 6, 2026 · Last updated September 6, 2026
"Now serving" numbers with the FasterQ queue component, estimated wait times and check-in instructions, so patients stop crowding the desk to ask where they are in line.
Department directories, clinic locations and physician lists, on static screens or touch kiosks (mediaTOUCH), so visitors and new staff find the right wing without asking.
Rotating health-literacy content: flu-season reminders, vaccination schedules, hand hygiene, chronic-condition tips and pre-appointment instructions, scheduled by clinic and time of day.
Push an override message to every screen in the building in seconds: code alerts for staff areas, evacuation directions, weather closures, or "clinic running 20 minutes behind".
Break-room and nurses'-station screens with shift information, policy updates, training dates, recognition and KPI dashboards from live data feeds.
Menus, hours, pricing and promotions on the same account, each managed by the department that owns it.
Patient data never enters the system. Signage shows public content: queue numbers, directions, education, menus. There is no reason to connect medical records to it, and DigitalSignage.com is designed to be run that way, so the deployment stays outside your protected-data footprint. Your compliance team still reviews it, as with any vendor.
An on-premise option for restricted networks. mediaSERVER is a one-time $895 purchase that runs the whole platform on your own infrastructure with no cloud dependency, for facilities whose policies rule out hosted services.
Every department gets its own keys. Sub-accounts and permissions let radiology, the cafeteria, the ER and administration each control their own screens without seeing or changing anyone else's, while IT keeps one dashboard over all of them.
It runs on hardware you already own. SignPlayer runs on Windows and Mac PCs, Android sticks and Android TV, Chrome OS devices, Raspberry Pi boards and iPads, and inside any browser, so waiting-room TVs need a $30–$60 player, not a proprietary appliance. Watchdog restarts the player automatically for unattended 24/7 operation.
Content stays current on its own. Weather, news, RSS, calendar and any XML/JSON data feed refresh automatically; screens keep playing through internet outages from the local cache.
The price fits a health budget. First 3 screens free forever; from $3/screen/month after that with volume pricing in the public calculator, versus $8–$16 on Yodeck, $10–$30 on OptiSigns or $20 on ScreenCloud. Enterprise adds proof of play, white-label branding and touch kiosks.
| Deployment | Screens | DigitalSignage.com | Yodeck Basic ($8) | OptiSigns Standard ($10) | ScreenCloud ($20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical or dental office: waiting room + reception + exam corridor | 3 | $0 (free tier) | $288 | $360 | $720 |
| Multi-provider clinic | 10 | $360 | $960 | $1,200 | $2,400 |
| Community hospital | 60 | $2,160 | $5,760 | $7,200 | $14,400 |
| Regional health system | 250 | $9,000 | $24,000 | $30,000 | $60,000 |
DigitalSignage.com column uses the $3 Plus+ starting rate; dynamic volume pricing may quote lower, and Enterprise is priced in the public calculator. Competitor columns use each vendor's published entry-tier rate as of August 2026 and exclude hardware. Full dataset: State of Digital Signage Pricing 2026.
1. Create a free account (no credit card, no purchase order for the pilot).
2. Put an Android stick, Chromebox or Raspberry Pi behind the waiting-room TV and install SignPlayer plus Watchdog.
3. Start from a healthcare template: queue numbers, clinic hours, a health-tip rotation and a weather widget.
4. Give the front desk a sub-account so they can post "running late" notices themselves. The pilot stays free forever; scale to the building at $3/screen when approved.
What digital signage should a hospital or clinic use?
For most clinics and hospitals: cloud-managed digital signage on the TVs you already own, with a $30–$60 player behind each screen and departmental sub-accounts. DigitalSignage.com gives 3 screens free forever, charges $3 per screen per month beyond that (about a third of mainstream competitors), includes queue, wayfinding, emergency-override and live-data components, and offers a one-time $895 on-premise server for networks that cannot use the cloud.
Is digital signage in healthcare a HIPAA concern?
Signage shows public content (queue numbers, directions, education, menus), so no protected health information needs to enter the signage system. Keep it that way, never display patient names or details on public screens, and have your compliance team review the deployment as with any vendor. Facilities that prohibit cloud services can run mediaSERVER on-premise.
Can waiting-room screens show queue numbers?
Yes. The FasterQ queue component displays "now serving" numbers and instructions, and the front desk advances the queue from any browser or tablet.
Can different departments manage their own screens?
Yes. Sub-accounts and permissions let each department control only its own screens, while IT keeps a single dashboard with the online status of every player.
Do the screens keep working if the network drops?
Yes. SignPlayer caches content locally and keeps playing the scheduled layout; changes sync when the connection returns.
How much does hospital digital signage cost?
Software on DigitalSignage.com: $0 for up to 3 screens, then $3 per screen per month, so a 60-screen hospital is about $2,160 a year versus $5,760–$14,400 on Yodeck, OptiSigns or ScreenCloud. Hardware is an existing TV plus a $30–$60 player, or commercial displays where 24/7 duty or high brightness is required.
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Yodeck, OptiSigns and ScreenCloud are trademarks of their respective owners; pricing cited from published price pages as of August 2026. Related: schools · government · corporate · touch kiosks · mediaSERVER on-premise.
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