To address the issue of patient dehydration, the hospital has installed prominent information boards on wards and carries out greater monitoring of patient's fluid intake and output.

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You attach it around your water bottle and it monitors your fluid intake, reminding you, with sounds and LED indicators, that, perhaps, its time to drink more water.

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The patients like them, they are a safe foodstuff and they improve the patients food and fluid intake so it really makes sense to give them a try.

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In fact, I'd rather hear all about your fluid intake far more than how many fake points Tom Brady scored in your Week 3 win over the A-Town Booger Heads.

CNN: Apparently This Matters: Drink water, you dummy