A new smart card system at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire was just installed to assist with access and tracking of patients and their medical records. Smart cards aid the process of admission, identifying the patients and also giving patients access to their own medical records, where they can add to their own records. The cards carry information about individual patient demographics, insurance, and medical history. The pre-storage of the information on the smart cards allows for immediate admission into the hospital, speeding along the process.

The smart cards are issued at the time of patient registration with the hospital and its additional facilities. Every patient will now receive their own smart card for The Memorial Hospital and 30,000 cards and counting are expected to be issued in the wake of the implementation of the smart card program. The new smart cards are also incredibly secure. All personal information contained on the card is protected by encryption.