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Denver Health Selects MobileAccess for Universal In-Building Wireless Network; Turnkey Solution Will Support Current and Future Wireless Medical Applications to Ensure High-Quality Healthcare.


VIENNA, Va. -- MobileAccess Networks, a leading provider of in-building wireless network solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Denver Health has selected the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network to deliver a broad range of hospital-specific in-building wireless services and applications. The MobileAccess deployment will provide multi-service wireless coverage for wireless medical applications throughout the facility's three in- and out-patient buildings that together comprise nearly one million square feet.

The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network offers a single infrastructure to carry and manage a full array of critical data and applications. The system enhances in-building coverage for voice and data services from multiple wireless operators, providing reliable communication with cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices. The 802.11 capabilities integrated into the MobileAccess platform also enable Wi-Fi-based point-of-care applications and expanded Vocera(R) wireless VoIP See voice over Wi-Fi.  services.

The heavy construction materials used in large structures, especially hospitals, tend to impede im·pede  
tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes
To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1.



[Latin imped
 the propagation The transmission (spreading) of signals from one place to another.  of RF signals, resulting in weak signal coverage in some or all areas of a facility. The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network overcomes those limitations, providing strong consistent coverage for all desired wireless services. The MobileAccess Wire-It-Once(TM) deployment architecture gives the flexibility to add new services at any time without disrupting the cabling or antenna infrastructure, a key benefit for hospitals where contamination and containment procedures are critically important.

"As the market moves from wired to wireless communications wireless communications

System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data.
, hospitals and health centers are adopting new channels of communication that instantly link doctors, nurses, emergency personnel and patients to each other as well as vital information and equipment," said Reuben Mezrich, M.D., Ph.D., a newly-appointed member of the MobileAccess advisory board. "With the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network, health care organizations have the adaptable a·dapt·a·ble  
adj.
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.



a·dapta·bil
 and manageable infrastructure needed to introduce and support a diverse array of current and future leading-edge services and applications."

"The MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network is rapidly becoming recognized in the healthcare industry as the leading in-building wireless platform over which CIOs can implement current and emerging wireless services and applications," said Cathy Zatloukal, 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 MobileAccess. "Our solution provides a compelling business case for clients like Denver Health who not only reap the benefits of deploying wireless medical applications to improve patient care, but also can future-proof their technology investment as the MobileAccess wireless platform will continue to adapt and scale to their evolving wireless requirements."

About MobileAccess Networks

MobileAccess Networks (www.mobileaccess.com) designs, manufactures, and markets in-building wireless network solutions that support multiple voice and data services and applications. The company's Universal Wireless Network features an adaptive infrastructure that provides exceptional support for current (cellular/PCS, Wi-Fi, etc.) and emerging (3G, WMTS WMTS Wireless Medical Telemetry Service
WMTS Wireless Modem Termination System
WMTS Wireless Message Transfer System (Vyyo) 
, LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. , etc.) wireless service and application needs. MobileAccess' solutions, which have been deployed in more than 1000 hospitals, enterprises, public venues and other large-scale facilities, guarantee business-quality performance, scalability, security and reliability. They also enable customers to leverage their wireless devices (cell phones, BlackBerry blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.
blackberry
 devices, PDAs, laptops, 2-way radios) and applications wherever necessary to conduct their business more efficiently and cost effectively.

About Denver Health

Denver Health (www.denverhealth.org), formerly known as Denver General Hospital, is the Rocky Mountain Region's Level 1 academic trauma center trauma center
n.
A medical facility that is designated to treat severe physical trauma as a result of the specialized training of its staff and the availability of appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools.
, and the safety net hospital for the Denver area. The Denver Health system, which integrates acute and emergency care with public and community health, includes the 398-licensed bed Denver Health Medical Center Denver Health Medical Center is a large hospital in Denver, Colorado. Formerly known as Denver General Hospital, Denver Health's primary focus is care for the underprivileged and uninsured.

Denver Health is Colorado's primary “safety net” institution.
, the Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, Denver Health Paramedic par·a·med·ic
n.
A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.


paramedic 
 Division, nine family health centers, 11 school-based health clinics, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, NurseLine, Correctional Care, Denver CARES, Denver Public Health, The Denver Health Medical Plan, Denver Health Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Center for Medical Response to Terrorism, Mass Casualties and Epidemics.
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