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InnerWireless Selected By Foote Health System To Support Wireless
Telemetry And Other Wireless Applications
InnerWireless’ Horizon distributed
antenna system provides a reliable, engineered wireless infrastructure
that guarantees
coverage for multiple devices and applications
RICHARDSON,
Texas
June 27, 2007
InnerWireless®, Inc., the leading provider
of in-building wireless solutions, today announced that it will
deploy its broadband, wireless infrastructure, called Horizon,
at the Foote Health System campus, located in Jackson, Mich. With
Horizon, the 411-bed hospital will have guaranteed wireless coverage
for mission- and life-critical wireless services and devices including
cellular phones, VoIP, 802.11 a/b/g and wireless medical telemetry
service (WMTS) for uninterrupted monitoring of patient vital signs.
“The flexibility of the InnerWireless system really put
us in the driver’s seat for choosing which technologies we
wanted to utilize now and into the future,” said Edward Andrews,
network manager at Foote Health System. “Horizon was the
best solution for eliminating holes in the wireless coverage, and
its scalability and meticulous engineering really stood out to
us. It was critical that the wireless infrastructure we chose provide
ultra-reliable coverage for our enterprise-housewide WMTS patient
monitoring system, along with other wireless applications and devices,
without requiring multiple system installations and constant maintenance
by our biomedical staff.”
By integrating WMTS telemetry on the
InnerWireless system, Foote Health System executives created an
enterprise patient monitoring
solution where patient vital signs can be continuously monitored
anywhere in the facility from a centralized location to provide
a higher level of care.
“Installing the InnerWireless infrastructure laid the foundation
for how Foote Health System plans to use wireless technology to
not only advance the patient care we provide, but also equip our
clinical and administrative staff with wireless tools that will
increase productivity and make communication more efficient and
effective,” said Rick Warren, vice president and CIO of Foote
Health System. “Clinicians can now access patient information
wirelessly via VoIP phones, computers on wheels, laptops and other
devices from anywhere in the hospital, and with InnerWireless,
we no longer have spotty VoIP coverage, so everyone is reachable.”
Foote Health System is known for its dedication
to providing quality care and customer service, and with wireless
devices supported
by Horizon’s guaranteed coverage, clinicians can fulfill
ordinary tasks, such as charting information and ordering labs,
directly at the bedside on wireless devices, increasing their time
and interaction with patients. Prior to InnerWireless, caregivers
often had to search for signals in hallways, and the IS staff dealt
with channel interference issues.
“The InnerWireless system provides a future-adaptable platform
to enable Foote Health System’s execution of their enterprise
patient monitoring and mobile care strategies,” said Rick
Gentry, vice president of healthcare for InnerWireless. “Horizon
is designed to accommodate each customer’s unique set of
wireless needs, and we are very excited to work with Foote Health
System to support their communication and patient-care goals.”
About
InnerWireless
InnerWireless, Inc. enables wireless coverage inside large commercial,
healthcare and government buildings with Horizon, its wireless
utility, a unified broadband distribution platform that supports
multiple wireless devices such as cellular/PCS, WMTS, WLAN, VoIP,
and two-way radios for security and first responders. Horizon
is scalable and future-ready, so enterprises can add wireless
technologies without disruption. The company’s other core
product suite is Vision, comprised of a location-aware platform
and applications designed for enterprise-scale deployment. Its
integrated location management solution allows organizations
to transform standards-based wireless networks and active and
passive RFID infrastructures into a platform for intelligent
applications that improve important business processes. For more
information about InnerWireless, visit www.InnerWireless.com.
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