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Desk Management

No request lost between the ward and the department that fixes it.

One desk for every patient and staff request, captured by QR, app or WhatsApp and routed with SLAs.

New request · Bed 306 · WhatsAppAUTO-ROUTED
“Water leaking near the washroom door”
  • Housekeeping
  • Engineering
  • Porter desk

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The challenge

Requests for a wheelchair, a linen change, a water leak or a broken bed are scattered across phone calls, WhatsApp groups and paper. Nurses chase departments, patients wait, and management has no idea how long anything takes.

The humblx solution

humblx centralises every non-clinical request into one helpdesk. Patients, attendants and staff raise tickets by scanning a QR, in the app or on WhatsApp. Tickets auto-route by category and location, run against SLAs and close with a feedback prompt.

172 → 45 minAverage helpdesk turnaroundKIMSHEALTH

Key features

Multi-channel intake

QR codes at bedside and counters, mobile app, web and WhatsApp.

Automatic routing

Category and location rules send each ticket to the right team instantly.

SLA-based escalation

Priorities, response clocks and escalation matrices per request type.

Close-the-loop feedback

Requesters rate the resolution, feeding quality and staff metrics.

Also included

  • Staff acknowledgement, like a WhatsApp blue tick
  • Requests from supervisors, QR, WhatsApp, calls and intercom in one queue
  • Escalation reminders on WhatsApp and email
  • MTTA, MTTR and TAT on every ticket

Coming next in Desk Management

  • Set-up per hospitalYour own request flows and building selector.
  • Department-wise metricsTAT, MTTA, MTTR and time to close, by department.
  • Auto-escalation and day-end reportStalled requests will escalate on their own, with an end-of-day report of open requests.

Impact from live deployments

Desk workload halved: average turnaround from 172 minutes to 45.

  1. 01 · Capture2.6×Requests captured2,201 → 5,755 a month
  2. 02 · Speed74%Faster turnaround172 → 45 minutes; median now 12.7 minutes
  3. 03 · Complete99.5%Serviced to completionUp from 91.6%; no lost requests from phone calls
  4. 04 · Lean team4 → 2Desk staff neededWhatsApp updates replace follow-up calls

Problems it solves

  • Urgent requests by phone with no record once the call ends
  • No clear owner for each request
  • No alerts or escalation when service is delayed
  • Desks juggling Excel sheets and WhatsApp groups

Figures from humblx impact reports for live client deployments.

Business impact

  1. 01

    Faster response

    Tickets reach the right person in seconds rather than through a chain of calls.

  2. 02

    Less nursing distraction

    Nurses raise a ticket once and stop chasing support departments.

  3. 03

    Transparent performance

    Department-wise response and resolution times visible to the COO.

  4. 04

    Better patient experience

    Attendants see their request acknowledged and resolved.

Where hospitals use it

  • Bedside requests: linen, water, room temperature, TV
  • Wheelchair and stretcher requests
  • Nursing-station complaints to engineering and housekeeping
  • Staff workplace requests in admin blocks

See it in the app

A preview of desk management in humblx, with sample data.

Interactive preview: click the tabs to explore each module

Illustrative preview built to represent the humblx app, with sample data. Screens in the live app may look different.

Tailored by sector

The same module, configured for how each type of facility actually runs.

Proven at

Frequently asked questions

Can patients raise requests without installing an app?

Yes. Patients and attendants scan a bedside QR code or message on WhatsApp. No download or login is needed.

How are tickets routed?

Routing rules use the request category and the location encoded in the QR code, so a washroom leak in Block B goes straight to the plumbing team covering Block B.

Which channels can requests come from?

Bedside and counter QR codes, the mobile app, web and WhatsApp, plus requests logged by supervisors from phone calls and the intercom. All of them land in one queue.

How do we know requests are handled on time?

Each request type has a priority, response clocks and an escalation matrix. Staff acknowledge tickets, reminders go out on WhatsApp and email, and MTTA, MTTR and TAT are recorded on every ticket. At KIMSHEALTH, turnaround fell from 172 to 45 minutes.

What happens after a request is closed?

The requester is asked to rate the resolution. Ratings feed the quality team's reports and staff performance, so slow or poor service shows up by team and location.

Ready to digitise desk management?

See humblx on your own floor plan. Most hospitals go live in under 30 days.