PDi Communication Systems Inc.

What PDi Communication Systems Inc. does

PDi Communication Systems, Inc. is a privately held US manufacturer of healthcare-grade patient television and interactive engagement systems, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Springboro, Ohio. The company designs and assembles its products at a 70,000 sq ft ISO-certified facility and has exclusively served the healthcare industry since 1980, positioning itself as the largest patient TV manufacturer in the United States. Its core product lines include the medTV series of arm-mounted personal healthcare TVs (14"–22"), the medTAB series of interactive touchscreen tablets, the A-Series smart Android-based wall-mounted hospital TVs, and the K-Series and upcoming medVue M-Series non-smart RF and HDMI displays. Supporting the hardware are the GENiO interactive TV platform with remote device management, a patent-pending PDi TV Smart Box for retrofitting existing displays, low-voltage power supply systems (PDI-871, PDI-772HE) with OSHPD seismic pre-approval, and a full range of swing arms, mounts, pillow speakers, and accessories.

The company's go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales to hospitals, dialysis chains, government/VA facilities, and post-acute care centers with a network of authorized distributors and servicers across the US, Canada, and the Middle East, supplemented by a contractor reseller program and a Shopify e-commerce storefront. Revenue is generated through hardware sales (displays, arms, mounts, power supplies), professional services (ProServices installation, site assessment, warranty, repairs), and recurring TV headend/IPTV subscription services. PDi holds the only OSHPD pre-approval (OPM-0516-13) for a complete arm-mounted patient TV system, is integrated with Epic MyChart Bedside TV and listed in Epic's Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care 2026, and maintains a 40-year distribution partnership with Pivium in the dialysis channel. Named enterprise customers include Cleveland Clinic, Duke Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Baylor Scott & White, Sutter Health, UC Health, and Emory Healthcare, plus the US Department of Veterans Affairs, NIH, Naval Medical Center San Diego, DaVita, and Fresenius Medical Care.

Name

PDi Communication Systems Inc.

Legal name

PDi Communication Systems, Inc.

Website

https://pdiarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PDi Communication Systems is a privately held US manufacturer of healthcare-grade arm-mounted and wall-mounted patient TVs, interactive touchscreen tablets, and low-voltage mounting systems, serving hospitals, dialysis clinics, VA/government facilities, and post-acute care providers across the US, Canada, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Patient Entertainment Systems

NAICS

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms (HLACAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Power Distribution Units (PDUs) & Rack Power (HDACAJAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare television systems
• Patient entertainment displays
• Medical-grade monitors
• Bedside patient tablets
• TV mounting hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Springboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sales of healthcare-grade patient TVs, arm-mounted displays, wall TVs, tablets, power supplies, mounts, and accessories. Includes medTV series, medTAB touchscreen tablets, swing arms, and mounting solutions.
2. Professional Services: Installation services, site assessments, repairs, warranty services, and ProServices offerings for planning and maintaining TV systems.
3. TV Signal/Headend Subscriptions: TV headend and network subscription services for signal distribution including IPTV and cable TV options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PDi Communication Systems manufactures and sells healthcare-grade patient television systems and patient engagement hardware for hospitals and healthcare facilities. The product line includes arm-mounted patient TVs, wall-mounted healthcare displays, bedside touchscreen tablets, swing-arm mounts, and supporting power and management solutions. The company also provides a remote display management platform (GENiO) and TV headend/signal services.

Product overview

PDi Communication Systems Inc. is a US-based manufacturer of healthcare-grade patient television systems and interactive patient engagement solutions. The product portfolio centers on arm-mounted patient TVs and TV-tablets (medTV and medTAB series) paired with swing arms and mounts, complemented by wall-mounted smart hospital TVs (A-Series, K-Series, M-Series). Key software includes the GENiO interactive TV platform for remote device management and content customization. The ecosystem also includes the PDi TV Smart Box for retrofitting existing displays, low-voltage power supplies, TV remotes/pillow speakers, and professional services (installation, repair, IPTV). Products integrate with Epic MyChart Bedside TV and third-party interactive patient software platforms like pCare and Journey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GENiO: Customizable interactive TV platform and bleach-cleanable software for patient engagement, integrated into PDi's arm-mounted and wall TV systems.
• medTV
• medTAB

Products and services

• medTV Arm-Mounted Patient Television
• medTAB Touchscreen Tablet
• A-Series Wall TV
• K-Series Wall TV
• M-Series Wall TV
• PDi Swing Arms
• PDi Power Supplies
• PDi TV Smart Box
• GENiO Management Platform
• TV Headend / Signal Service
• Professional Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 37.5% reduction in falls with injury
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• PiviumflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 198440-year strategic partnership with Pivium, a company specializing in healthcare patient engagement solutions. Pivium distributes and supports PDi products in dialysis and healthcare settings.
• Epic Systems CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeep integration partnership with Epic's electronic health record system. PDi MyChart Bedside TV hardware listed in Epic Showroom and Epic Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care 2026. Enables seamless virtual care workflows and EHR access through patient TVs.
• Pro:IdiomcoreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed Pro:Idiom encryption technology for secure digital TV content delivery in healthcare facilities, ensuring compatibility with satellite and cable TV systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SONIFI Health: SONIFI Health provides interactive patient engagement, television, and entertainment systems for hospitals and healthcare facilities, directly competing with PDi in patient-room TVs and bedside engagement platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Elo Touch Solutions: Elo manufactures touchscreen displays and tablets used across retail, industrial, and healthcare settings, including patient-facing bedside touchscreens that overlap with PDi's medTAB interactive patient tablets.
• Samsung Healthcare: Samsung offers a broad portfolio of healthcare-grade displays and signage for hospitals and clinical environments, overlapping with PDi's smart hospital wall TV line but without PDi's focused arm-mounted/OSHPD niche.
• Philips Healthcare: Philips provides patient monitoring, clinical displays, and integrated healthcare solutions; while much broader than PDi, its display and monitoring offerings compete for the same hospital room technology budget.
• LG Business Solutions (Healthcare): LG supplies commercial and healthcare-grade displays used in hospital rooms and clinical signage, competing as a larger incumbent with broader product breadth than PDi's specialized patient TV portfolio.
• Sony Professional Healthcare Displays: Sony offers professional medical-grade monitors and displays used in clinical and patient-room settings, representing a larger incumbent competitor in the healthcare display category.
• Barco: Barco produces medical-grade displays for clinical review and operating rooms; while more diagnostic-focused, its healthcare display expertise makes it an adjacent incumbent competing for healthcare display budgets.

Emerging players

• GetWellNetwork: GetWellNetwork provides interactive patient engagement software that runs on patient-room displays (including TVs), directly competing with PDi's GENiO platform and Epic MyChart Bedside TV workflows.
• Advantech: Advantech produces medical-grade computing platforms and certified healthcare displays, an emerging player serving similar clinical endpoints as PDi with a more diversified industrial-medical portfolio.
• Caregility (Vibe Health): Caregility delivers virtual care and patient engagement solutions, including bedside telehealth endpoints and TV-based workflows, overlapping with PDi's virtual care positioning for inpatient rooms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pditv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PdiUniversity
• Facebookfacebook.com/pditv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pdi-communication-systems-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/medtvbypdi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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