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Wednesday, 26 July 2006 |
Maine Medical Center, the largest community hospital and premier referral hospital in Maine has solved any potential communication problems by implementing the Interactive Netpresenter Screensaver for its more than 5,000 employees and 2700 computers.
As hospitals can be the target of a terrorist attack or be subject to
computer virus assaults, the implementation of the interactive system
instantly alerts those in the busy 600-bed teaching and active research
center of any impending emergencies.
Quoting Abigail Greenfield, Communication Relations Manager of Maine Medical Center:
"In a large hospital such as ours, effective internal
communication is a constant challenge. The majority of our staff are
physicians, nurses and other clinical staff who work various shifts,
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We must be able to reach
this group of people quickly, easily and efficiently, particularly in
an emergency situation. Netpresenter met all our requirements greatly
improving the effectiveness of all our internal communications."
Comments from Frank Hoen, Chief Executive Officer of Netpresenter:
"The implementation of Netpresenter in the Maine Medical
Center is a significant example of how emergency alert usage in an
institution of this magnitude is crucial to patients and staff safety.
Being able to access communication in a time of emergency is an
important step to everyone in a hospital. Since the successful
implementation of Netpresenter at Maine Medical Center, other hospitals
are now following suit and are implementing Netpresenter as well."
Concluding thoughts from Abigail Greenfield:
"We found the implementation of Netpresenter to be a very
positive experience. The Marketing Department and Information Services
worked very closely with our team, plus Netpresenter provided great
customer service, all of which contributed to the successful launch of
the product. We cannot imagine running our hospital now without
Netpresenter."
Maine Medical Center plans to continue development of Netpresenter by
creating multiple channels so that messages can be segmented to
different audiences, which includes specific information to each
department, patients and even visitors.
View the Main Medical Case Study.
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