Alegent Health Announces First eICU(R) Program in Nebraska
Wednesday December 6, 7:00 am ET
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Health System Continues History of Innovations in Patient Care
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VISICU, Inc. (NASDAQ: EICU) and Alegent Health in Omaha, Nebraska, jointly announce plans to implement VISICU's eICU® Program early next year. Alegent Health, which has been repeatedly honored as one of the United States' 100 Most Wired Hospitals, has a history of using technical innovation to improve the quality of patient care. The investment in the eICU Program is another step in this on-going commitment to Omaha and its surrounding communities. The eICU Program will be implemented at each of the health system's nine acute care hospitals, making Alegent Health the first in Nebraska to provide patients with this enhanced level of care.
"The eICU program will be a vital element of Alegent Health's focus on providing the highest quality of patient centered care," said Alegent Health CEO Wayne A. Sensor. "Adding this innovative medical technology furthers our commitment to our Mission and to serving the healthcare needs of our communities. We are excited to be the first in Omaha and the first in Nebraska to provide our patients with this level of innovative care."
Through the use of the eICU Program, remote physicians and nurses who specialize in critical care will support the current intensive care unit (ICU) staff in delivering high quality patient care to every ICU patient. The eICU technology's early warning software, remote monitoring tools, and communication tools provide the remote clinicians the information necessary to partner with the ICU clinicians as a proactive and integrated team.
"This innovative technology will complement the high-quality care already provided by our existing ICU physicians and nurses. It has been repeatedly shown in systems that have implemented the eICU Program that with the extra level of vigilance - patient mortality is significantly reduced, patient outcomes are significantly improved and length of stay is reduced," said Fred Hosler, M.D., MPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. "Our patients deserve those types of results."
Once all implementation phases are complete, Alegent Health's eICU Program will enhance critical care coverage for more than 90 ICU beds across Nebraska. Through the eICU Program, patients will have access to around-the-clock, advanced critical care expertise without having to leave their local care facility.
"VISICU is excited about partnering with Alegent Health which has a long tradition of integrating technology with a strong clinical team to deliver high quality care," said Frank T. Sample, VISICU Chairman and CEO. "We are especially pleased that with Alegent Health's eICU Program patients in Nebraska will have access to this level of advanced medical care." |
