Telemedicine Case Studies
AMITA Health St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, IL has over 100 years’ experience in exceptional patient care. This 184-bed, full-service hospital houses the region’s most advanced Cancer Care Center; has been nationally recognized for its Heart and Vascular Institute; and was awarded the Illinois Hospital Association Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality’s 2015 Quality…
Background Like most Emergency Departments (ED) in the country, Baystate Medical Center (a leading hospital in West Massachusetts) is often inundated with critically ill and severely injured patients. In addition to the acute care, as the region’s medical safety net, the ED often provides care to patients presenting with complex chronic diseases, as well as…
[PRINT] THE CHALLENGE As Arizona’s only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center certified by the American College of Surgeons, Phoenix Children’s emergency room receives 20-30 ambulances daily, transporting sick and injured children around the clock, 365 days a year. Children can be brought in from distances as far as an hour away. Of those pediatric patients,…
[PRINT] When a heart attack is suspected, triage and timing are critical, especially when treating a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), or a more severe heart attack. Out of the 735,000 heart attacks throughout the United States each year, about 250,000 of them are STEMI. The heart is not receiving blood, which can be fatal if…
The Challenge The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in the United States respond to an estimated 37 million 911 calls every year.1 A delay in care for a patient with a time-sensitive emergency can be more harmful than a medication error—and the number one cause of treatment delays that result in poor outcomes is communication…
Contact: Andy Birnbaum Email: marketing@general-devices.com Phone: 201-313-7075 Website: general-devices.com Healthcare Systems Choose GD to Implement a Secure Communication System [Ridgefield, NJ – March, 2019] GD is pleased to announce the installation of the GD CAREpoint Workstation in Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Maryvale Hospital Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center Long Beach…
THE CHALLENGE At Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGHS) in Gainesville Georgia, they were looking for a better way to respond to STEMI emergencies. When a patient experiences this very serious type of heart attack, STEMI, it is important that it be diagnosed quickly. They were looking to increase ECG accuracy, information access and to have…