As part of the Rush Copley Medical Group, Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois has served the community for over 130 years. The hospitals boasts 210 beds with 500 physicians in over 60 specialties.
For the past 37 years, EMS Coordinator, Jax Taxis has been an integral part of Rush Copley’s EMS communications and future-proofing them with the CAREpoint 3 Workstation.
In the early 1990’s Jack Taxis was looking for something more organized for centralizing incoming EMS communications and found General Devices.
What began first with GEMS 2000 workstation in the 90’s, then to the CAREpoint Workstation in 2004, and now to the new CAREpoint 3 Workstation, Jax Taxis led his team to seeing great achievements in patient care and national treatment metrics.
“The driving force from the CAREpoint was to get away from the med channel radios and go more towards a cell phone” said Taxis.
23-Minute Best Door to Needle Time
100% Compliance with trauma surgeon bedside benchmarks
47-Minute Average Door-to-Balloon Time
“Yeah, literally every day I go through and listen to every call now” Taxis said, explaining how he monitors and reviews calls every day to help lead his team toward continuous improvements.
To explore the full story about Rush Copley Medical Center’s use of the GD Solution Suite, including the where it all began, ROI found, and the support they receive from GD, download the full case study.
