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By: GD- Silver Cross Hospital E: marketing@general- P: 201-313-7075 F: 201-313-5671 W: www.general- GD GD CAREpoint chosen to enhance patient care at Silver Cross Hospital New Lenox, IL May, 2017 — GD has announced that Silver Cross Hospital has joined the family of more than 800 hospital and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) communication system implementations by the company. The Illinois based hospital and local EMS network have taken the initiative to enhance patient care by recently implementing upgraded CAREpoint workstations. GD's CAREpoint Workstation & e-Bridge Mobile Telemedicine systems help hospitals and EMS improve patient care while reducing costs through process and QA improvements, plus better documentation and data management. "Managing patient care the Emergency Department is complex enough.", says Curt Bashford, GD's CEO. "Integrating prehospital care from EMS with the ED and critical services like trauma, cardiology and neurology magnifies it. This is where Responsive Innovation from GD makes a real difference." Like other hospitals throughout the Unites States, Silver Cross will use GD's CAREpoint to manage all its EMS related activities from the powerful workstation. Typical usage goals aimed to deliver a strong Return on Investment (ROI) through improvements in patient care and cost reduction include: · Improving EMS call handling and notifications from 2-way radio, phone and web · Reduce door-to-treatment times for Stroke, STEMI, and Trauma · Provide secure mobile notifications to remote Cardio, Neuro, and Trauma teams · Simplify and unify reception, distribution, and documentation of prehospital 12-Lead ECGs · Enhance CQI with better documentation, digital voice/data logging and reporting tools · Implement a HIPAA-secure platform for Mobile Telemedicine pictures, video and data · Overall enhancement to on-line medical direction and decision support About Silver Cross Hospital Silver Cross Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for seven consecutive years, a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers and was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety GradeSM by The Leapfrog Group. With over 4,200 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 302-bed acute care hospital and 5 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. Silver Cross opened a state-of-the- About CAREpoint & e-Bridge Responsive Innovation includes the CAREpoint Workstation (http://www.general- e-BRIDGE Mobile Telemedicine apps enable the sharing of real-time, HIPAA-compliant multi-media messaging: voice, text, pictures, video clips and live video; as well as data from connected devices such as NIBP, SP02, weight, ultrasound, and more. Available for smartphones, tablets and PCs, the apps are used for consults between EMS, mobile integrated health-community paramedicine, hospitals, and public safety entities for enhancing patient care. About GD (General Devices) Based in Ridgefield, NJ, GD is a medical device and technology solution company. Its Core Purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of the public at large by providing Responsive Innovation for public safety responders and health care providers. For more than three decades, GD has been the leader in EMS-hospital communications and mobile telemedicine systems, connecting care providers nationwide and handling over 10,000 calls daily. For more information, visit www.general- #Prehospitalcommunication #MobileTelemedicine End
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