ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge worldwide effect on everyone. A major issue that it has brought to light is the requirement for social distancing resulting in working from home with the ability to utilize video conferencing for meetings. This has become an essential part of everyday life, hence the requirement for reliable computer networks. Coping with social distancing in a medical environment is far more challenging however the use of Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) and the ability to share the data has become enormous aid. A great deal of development in body sensors has taken place and these devices are becoming commercially available. WBAN devices can be used to measure many human conditions e.g. heart rate, temperature, sleep-patterns etc. to help with diagnosis. Most papers on WBAN concentrate on sensors but this paper investigates the suitability of the technology and the support network required for use in a medical environment. An integrated system using AWS IoT services to support WBAN devices in different environments is covered. The implementation of a smart hub for healthcare monitoring is proposed. The concept of an Intelligent Bed is introduced and a solution is provided consisting of a smart hub attached to a bed. Parameters associated with the wireless characteristics are calculated and use of the reliability of the AWS IoT services for use as a healthcare monitoring system is investigated. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.