Winola Lake Assists Natividad Medical Center with MEDITECH 6.0 Rollout

Feb. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Winola Lake, a provider of IT and point of care technology solutions to hospitals and healthcare organizations, is partnering with Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California as the hospital rolls out MEDITECH 6.0 health care information systems.

With their vast experience in delivering mobile healthcare computing solutions, Winola Lake was chosen to perform a mobility assessment to help determine how many mobile devices Natividad needed and what kind of devices would work best, as well as make workflow recommendations.

“Making the move to MEDITECH 6.0 is no small undertaking because of how far reaching its effects are in a hospital,” said Rick Hodge, president and CEO of Winola Lake. “By bringing in a partner like Winola Lake early in the process and in our area of expertise, Natividad has been able to use their IT resources in other ways, keeping the project on course.”    

Following the assessment, Winola Lake provided the mobile carts and tablets that Natividad required as well as its Tap and Go solution that allows users to login and logout of the computers using their existing proximity access card, helping maintain HIPPA compliance. Winola Lake also provided Stat Ticket IT help desk software that streamlines the troubleshooting process for users and administrators.

“We’ve really been impressed with the breadth and depth of the Winola team’s healthcare knowledge as well as the many solutions they can implement and support,” said Natividad CIO, Kirk Larson. “They really add value to the products they offer, which is something we like to see from our technology partners.”

About Winola Lake
Winola Lake provides healthcare technology and services that addresses the diverse needs of a number of healthcare roles. Committed to bringing innovative solutions that fulfill healthcare information technology needs, Winola Lake’s solutions make hospitals, long-term care facilities and physicians’ offices more efficient, improving the quality of care and the patient experience. With a seasoned team of healthcare technology veterans, Winola Lake takes a consultative approach to solving clinical application problems, working with clients to exceed the goals of their institution.
For more information, visit www.winolalake.com.

About Natividad Medical Center
Natividad Medical Center is a 172-bed acute care medical center owned and operated by Monterey County, and has been providing healthcare for more than 124 years. A public safety net hospital, Natividad Medical Center emphasizes the care of women, children and families and offers comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic and specialty care. Through its affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco, Natividad is the only teaching hospital on the Central Coast. With a medical staff of more than 235 physicians, Natividad’s mission is to continually improve the health status of the people of Monterey County through access to affordable, high-quality healthcare services. Natividad is based in Salinas, California.
For more information, visit www.natividad.com.

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Winola Lake provides healthcare technology and services to make hospitals, long-term care facilities and physicians’ offices more efficient, improving the quality of care and the patient experience.