Clarian Healthcare Partners Purchases Two PARxD IV Robotic Pharmacy Units from ForHealth Technologies As Part of Overall Patient Safety Emphasis.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers DAYTONA BEACH Daytona Beach (dātō`nə), city (1990 pop. 61,921), Volusia co., NE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and Halifax River (a lagoon); inc. 1876. Center of a rapidly urbanizing area, in a region settled by Spanish Franciscans in the 17th cent. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2002 One of Indiana's Leading Healthcare Operations Joins Other Healthcare Systems Nationwide to Integrate Robotic Pharmacy Automation to Enhance Patient Safety and Operating Efficiency ForHealth Technologies announces today that Clarian Health Partners of Indianapolis has purchased two PARxD IV systems, the first multi-unit sale since the product was introduced in December 2001. PARxD IV employs robotic technology to automate the compounding and labeling of up to 300 syringes per hour. One of the PARxD IV robots will serve the syringe IV needs of Methodist Hospital Methodist Hospital is the name of numerous medical institutions.
"This is an integral part of our patient safety and satisfaction initiative -- a system-wide priority for Clarian Health Partners," says Marvin Pember, System CFO See Chief Financial Officer. . "The PARxD IV technology will enable us to ensure patient safety, drive costs out of our system's supply chain and position us for point-of-care bedside scanning in the future." Clarian Health hospitals are considered by many to be the premier health care facilities in Indiana and the Midwest. For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. ranked Clarian Health Partners, in partnership with faculty physicians from the Indiana University School of Medicine The Indiana University School of Medicine is the medical school of Indiana University, part of the Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Established in 1903, the school had an initial class of 25 students. , among the top 50 hospitals in the nation. ForHealth has experienced tremendous growth and development since it was founded in 1998 by healthcare pharmacy veteran Joel Osborne, R.Ph. M.P.H., FASHP FASHP Fellow of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists . According to Rod Wolford, 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. and Chairman of the Board of ForHealth Technologies, the early market acceptance of PARxD IV underscores the company's commitment to develop products that are relevant to an industry continually faced with severe labor shortages, cost-containment objectives and patient safety initiatives. "Throughout the design and development of PARxD IV, we listened to customers about what they demand from hospital pharmacy automation," says Wolford, who also has a three-decade track record in healthcare administration and technology. "We welcome the ongoing input from our customers and are excited about the affirmation from highly respected organizations such as Clarian Health." Founded in 1998, ForHealth Technologies, Inc. (www.fhtinc.com) is a technology company focused on increasing patient safety and decreasing operating costs in hospital pharmacies. The company's initial product, PARxD IV (pronounced pard i-v) is a robotic technology that can prepare 300 syringe-based dosages per hour with a level of accuracy greater than that which can be achieved manually. Installations are already planned for major health care facilities including Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Spectrum Health of Grand Rapids, Mich., Oakwood Health Systems of Dearborn, Mich., and the Minneapolis Children's Hospital in addition to Clarian Health System. |
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