Saint Joseph Health System selects Critical careTrends as the standard for Hemodynamic Monitoring Interface to Clinical Information System
Released on: February 7, 2008, 11:47 am
Press Release Author: Satinder Singh
Industry: Healthcare
Press Release Summary: Saint Joseph Health System selects Critical careTrends as the standard for Hemodynamic Monitoring Interface to Clinical Information System.
Press Release Body: San Mateo, California- February 6, 2008- Sensitron, Inc. announced Saint Joseph's Health System (SJHS) of Orange, CA's decision to implement the Critical careTrendsT system as the standard for its Hemodynamic Monitoring Interface. "We are very happy that our Critical careTrends SystemT has been chosen as the standard by Saint Joseph Health, which has a reputation as a forward looking organization that embraces new technology to improve patient care," stated Rajiv Jaluria, CEO of Sensitron.
Critical careTrendsT interfaces the Hemodynamic Monitors to Meditech, the standard Clinical Information System within SJHS. Currently, Critical careTrendsT has been deployed at two of the SJHS hospitals where Philips Merlin, Philips Intellivue and GE Solar monitors have been interfaced to Meditech. Also, ventilators are interfaced to CIS, through the ICU monitors. As the other hospitals complete the installation of Meditech CIS, they will use Critical careTrendsT as the Hemodynamic Monitoring Interface.
"We have enjoyed a very good working relationship with Sensitron and are pleased to approve Critical careTrendsT as the standard for our health system. Partnering with Sensitron, we have successfully interfaced disparate ICU systems to our Clinical Information System, providing increased efficiency and significantly improving patient care," said Michelle Woodley, Assistant VP of Clinical Integration at SJHS.
About Sensitron, Inc. (www.sensitron.net)
Sensitron, Inc., based in San Mateo, California is an international wireless healthcare innovations company. Their Critical careTrendsT system interfaces ICU monitors to Clinical Information Systems. In addition, they have developed a careTrendsT system for med-surg units, that wirelessly communicates vital sign data to Clinical Information Systems from medical devices at the patient bedside. About St. Joseph Health System St. Joseph Health System is a not-for-profit, Catholic 14-hospital, 3500-bed healthcare system located throughout California and the Southwestern United States.
Web Site: http://www.sensitron.net
Contact Details: 1300 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 Tel. 650.232.2330 Fax. 650.358.3925 email. Satinder@sensitron.net