Deep knowledge.
We invest the time to understand your business.
About us
Drake Systems Group, Inc. is an independent advisory firm dedicated to planning and designing audiovisual communication systems for the healthcare industry. We partner with the leadership of healthcare systems, hospitals and their clinicians, architects and other design team professionals to translate strategic visions into functional, cost-effective results. Clients rely on us to provide objective advice and realize the promise of future technologies.
Formed in 2003, Drake Systems Group (DSG) is staffed by professionals with core expertise in audiovisual healthcare technologies. We apply these skills with a broad knowledge and understanding of the architectural, engineering, and construction industries. DSG designs for both clinical and non-clinical medical environments, including advanced imaging interventional and intraoperative imaging suites, operating rooms, interactive patient systems, simulation centers, health science laboratory facilities, digital signage, conference rooms, classrooms, auditoriums, and other higher education facilities.
We offer a dynamic range of advisory services that evolves as your project progresses to completion. We are also brand-neutral when it comes to designing technology systems. So when you become a client, we become your advocate for best-in-class technologies.
We set our clients on the path to achieving their objectives by envisioning long-term needs and embracing future technologies. At DSG, we do more than supply solutions, we enable them. By helping clients understand the complexities of audiovisual technologies, we simplify the process of planning, designing, and implementing systems.
How we work and what our clients value
Objectivity.
We offer straightforward, unbiased advice.
Perspective.
We maintain a broad view without losing touch with the details.
Judgment.
We give you the confidence to make informed decisions.
What Motivates Us
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Patient Satisfaction
More than 86 percent of survey respondents said that patient satisfaction is “very important” in driving design changes to health facilities and/or services.
Health Facilities Management (HFM) 2016 Hospital Construction Survey
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Telemedicine
80 percent of surveyed doctors believe telemedicine to be a better way to manage chronic diseases
Telehealth Index: 2015 Physician Survey
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Hybrid Operating Suites
75% of cardiovascular surgeons will be working in hybrid operating suites before 2020
Source: non-profit ECRI Institute
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Critical Access
76% of rural hospitals are designated as Critical Access Hospitals, where telemedicine is improving access, timeliness, and overall quality of care
2018 by Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the AHA; and 2017 NRHA, the National Rural Health Association