Using wireless devices, healthcare providers will be able to access real-time and historical clinical data, as well as wireless bedside registration. This solution also marks the final phase of the facility’s digital hospital initiative including computerized physician order entry (CPOE), which will allow physicians to instantaneously review patient information and electronically place orders for care.

As an early adopter of wireless technology, St. Vincent, a 338-bed acute care facility, has been developing and implementing systems over the past decade to make the delivery of healthcare more effective and efficient.

"The wireless LAN network is another enhancement to our system which enables physicians to access vital patient information and the knowledge they need at the point of care and beyond the walls of the hospital to make quicker, better informed decisions," said Curtis James, St. Vincent’s president and CEO.

The Cisco wireless LAN solution will leverage BellSouth’s network. In addition to the wireless LAN, the hospital will also rely on the telecom for Internet connectivity, Frame Relay and redundant SONET network to access and transport mission-critical data.

As an authorized member of the Cisco IP Telephony Service Specialization program, BellSouth can offer customers, like St. Vincent’s Hospital, a portfolio of solutions that integrates voice and data transport, equipment, and professional services.

For more information: http://www.bellsouth.com