Calgary Emergency Medical Services Department selects Intergraph's Computer-Aided Dispatch system.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 1995--The City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada's Emergency Medical Services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. Department (EMS) has awarded Intergraph Public Safety a contract for a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Roger O. Coupland, vice president of Intergraph Public Safety, "Intergraph's technology will assist Calgary EMS in upholding its mission to provide an optimum level of quality emergency health care and transportation." Covering 721 square kilometers and serving more than 750,000 people, the Calgary Emergency Medical Services Department receives approximately 43,000 calls for service per year, and was the third center in the world to be named a Medical Priority Dispatch Center of Excellence. Rapid response to emergencies ensures optimal care and well-being of the patient and consequently the success of an emergency medical services department. The Intergraph Public Safety CAD system's dynamic electronic maps, location information, dispatch recommendations and unit routing will help the Calgary EMS Department's dispatches quickly identify the most appropriate paramedic par·a·med·ic n. A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. paramedic unit and to judge the fastest and safest route to an incident. The Calgary EMS Department is considered to be an industry leader in the field of out-of-hospital care throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Paul Morck, superintendent of communications, said, "The new computer aided dispatch system will not only enhance our deployment planning Operational planning directed toward the movement of forces and sustainment resources from their original locations to a specific operational area for conducting the joint operations contemplated in a given plan. but will also reduce our response times to emergency calls. The communications center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic. The center normally includes message center, transmitting, and receiving facilities. Also called COMCEN. See also telecommunications center. is the heart and brain of an EMS system and is critical to the system's overall performance. Our communication and deployment specialists control unit deployment, make operational decisions and manage personnel and resources to meet the demand for service. The new Intergraph system will help us to not only reach our goals, but exceed them." Intergraph Background Information A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph Corp. (Huntsville) is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems. Intergraph Public Safety develops, markets, implements and supports systems for public safety agencies around the world. Intergraph Public Safety's CAD system fully integrates interactive, intelligent mapping with dispatching, records management and state-of-the-art communications capabilities. The system is composed of high-performance graphics workstations and software designed specifically to support command and control operations. Records management is enhanced by the use of a database that includes geographic basemap information as well as address, incident history, and traffic pattern data. Available on the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , the CAD system runs on powerful Intel-based personal computers and high performance InterServe symmetrical multiprocessors for high-volume transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. . -0- Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks and Solutions for the Technical Desktop is a trademark of Intergraph Corp. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Public Safety, Huntsville Betty Newsom, 205/730-8147 |
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