Baptist Health South Florida Adding VISICU's eICU Solution.BALTIMORE -- Miami Area Second in State To Use Unique Monitoring System VISICU, Inc. announces that their eICU(R) solution will be implemented in hospital ICUs at Baptist Health South Florida (Coral Gables Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , FL) later this year. This patented technology uses proprietary early warning software and electronic monitoring to connect and provide off-site intensivists and critical care nurses with the data needed to proactively care for ICU ICU intensive care unit. ICU abbr. intensive care unit ICU see intensive care unit. ICU patients. The introduction of the eICU system at Baptist Health South Florida reflects their dedication to providing the best possible critical care in southeast Florida. "The eICU solution is the kind of leading-edge care that benefits both the patient and health system by reducing complications and mortality, thereby reducing costs," said Brian E. Keeley, 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. of Baptist Health South Florida. "We pride ourselves on offering the latest medical advances without sacrificing the level of personal treatment and care. The eICU system does just that and actually increases the level of patient care with 24-hour monitoring and expert intervention if needed." eICU technology, offered only through VISICU, enables hospitals to meet stringent patient care safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. and assures fundamental changes in hospital ICU care. The eICU solution allows hospitals to leverage their intensivist resources to care for an even larger number of patients simultaneously. The installation at Baptist Health South Florida will include 72 ICU beds between Baptist Hospital of Miami and South Miami South Miami, city (1990 pop. 10,404), Dade co., SE Fla., a suburb of Miami; settled 1899, inc. 1926. It is a commercial and retail center for neighboring Coral Gables. Hospital. Ultimately, ICU beds at Homestead, Mariners and Doctors Hospitals will be monitored by the eICU system as well, including the West Kendall Hospital currently under construction. "We are very pleased to see our eICU technology expanding to another region in Florida," said Frank T. Sample, VISICU Chairman and CEO. "We will work closely with Baptist Health South Florida to get their system in place so that the patients and their families can realize the life-saving benefits." About VISICU VISICU, Inc. is 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 intensivists from Johns Hopkins. A study of the patented eICU system published in Critical Care Medicine (Crit Care Med 2004; 30:31-38) proved the clinical and financial benefits and is currently the only technology that enables hospitals to meet The Leapfrog Group's ICU patient care safety standards. In 2004, VISICU won the Microsoft Healthcare Award, the American Telemedicine Association American Telemedicine Association (ATA), established in 1993 as a non-profit organization, ATA goal is to promote access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology (alternatively referred to as telemedicine, telehealth or eHealth). Innovations Award and TETHIC TETHIC The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress "Technology of the Year". The eICU solution was recognized as one of the Top 100 technical innovations by InfoWorld magazine in 2002, and in 2001, VISICU won the Healthcare Informatics and Technology Award. For more information, please visit www.visicu.com. eICU(R), eVantage(R) and Smart Alerts(R) are registered trademarks of VISICU, Inc. |
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