Aurora Health Care to Become the First in Wisconsin to Provide eICU Care.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2004 VISICU Life-Saving ICU ICU intensive care unit. ICU abbr. intensive care unit ICU see intensive care unit. ICU Technology to be Offered throughout Aurora's System VISICU, Inc., creator of the eICU(R) solution, announced today that Aurora Health Care Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system located in eastern Wisconsin and headquartered in Milwaukee. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 140 community pharmacies. , based in Milwaukee, will become the first health system in Wisconsin to offer life-saving eICU technology to its critical-care patients. Aurora offers care in more than 80 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin. The Aurora system, which includes 14 hospitals and 100 clinics, is a nationally recognized leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care. The agreement with VISICU underscores the health system's commitment to providing the highest quality care. The eICU solution uses high-fidelity telemedicine, Smart Alerts(R) early warning software and electronic monitoring to connect and provide off-site critical care physicians and nurses with the information needed to proactively manage ICU patients, enabling fundamental changes in hospital ICU care. Initially, Aurora will connect an eICU facility to 80 ICU beds located at St. Luke's St. Luke's or St Luke's can refer to:
"This technology has been shown to both save lives and reduce costs, and we are pleased to be able to enhance our care in this way," said G. Edwin Howe, president of Aurora. Nick Turkal, M.D., senior clinical vice president of Aurora, said: "The eICU technology provides an extra layer of safety. It will enable our doctors and nurses to bring the right care to our patients around-the-clock." "We are very pleased to partner with a nationally recognized leader like Aurora Health Care, which is spearheading the effort to bring the life-saving eICU solution to Wisconsin's critically ill patients," stated Frank T. Sample, VISICU president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . About VISICU VISICU, Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1998 by two intensivist physicians from Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. , is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. . The eICU(R) solution enables hospitals to standardize ICU care across multiple hospitals and leverage scarce intensivist resources. From a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. eICU facility, intensivists and nurses monitor and care for ICU patients through a high-fidelity telemedicine network that has been likened to air traffic control. Proprietary software is used to proactively manage patient care and electronically connect the "patient to the doctor," 24 x 7. A study of the eICU system published in Critical Care Medicine (Crit Care Med 2004; 30:31-38) proved the clinical and financial benefits. The eICU solution is continually recognized for its technology innovations and in 2004 VISICU won the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG MS-HUG Microsoft Healthcare Users Group ) award, in 2002 the eICU solution was recognized as one of the Top 100 technical innovations by InfoWorld magazine and in 2001 the company won the Healthcare Informatics and Technology Award. For more information please visit www.visicu.com. eICU(R) and Smart Alerts(R) are registered trademarks of VISICU, Inc. |
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