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Published in House and Home on Tuesday, July 21st 2009 at 6:12 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-07-21 06:13:07 by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
CHARLOTTE, NC and SAN DIEGO, CA and GRAND RAPIDS, MI--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - [ Patient Care Technology Systems ] (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is located in Milwaukee and is one of 13 hospitals in the not-for-profit Aurora Health Care system which also includes more than 100 clinics and 30 rehabilitation centers. Internationally known for expertise in heart care, Aurora St. Luke's ranks as a top 10 center in the world for minimally invasive, robotically-assisted heart surgery and has earned a reputation as one of Wisconsin's leading medical centers. Aurora Health Care has been named one of the Most Wired health care providers six consecutive times.
The initial focus of the enterprise-wide asset management installation will be identifying and locating IV pumps to optimize utilization and eliminate unnecessary future replacement investments. Future plans include working with PCTS to identify additional ways to enhance workflow efficiencies and increase supply utilization through the company's solution suite.
The Amelior Tracker solution is part of the Amelior Enterprise Visibility Suite™ which comprises department to facility-wide RTLS-enabled software solutions and services designed to more efficiently and safely orchestrate patient care through the real-time visualization of patient flow. Hospitals can scale their implementations by the entities they wish to track (movable medical equipment, patients, staff), purpose (asset management, patient flow, infection control) and by the scope of hospital workflow (acute care, inpatient floors, outpatient services, enterprise-wide).
At St. Luke's, PCTS will implement an active-RFID locating network from business partner Awarepoint with whom PCTS recently announced a strategic marketing agreement. Awarepoint provides location awareness through a [ ZigBee ]-based wireless sensor network utilizing sensors which are deployed in standard electrical outlets. This 100% wireless infrastructure enables quick installation without disrupting patient care throughout the entire enterprise. Awarepoint tags broadcast low power radio messages which enable users to quickly locate specific equipment or people and provide information about their movement and status. The installation will provide true hospital-wide awareness -- not only room-level, but persistent accuracy across the entire hospital footprint. Skytron will manage and support the RTLS network as part of an expanded commitment to their existing client services to Aurora Health Care.
"Optimizing the utilization of our infusion pumps and other movable medical equipment is critical to our mission of providing a better way to deliver care," said Alan Gresch, manager of corporate clinical engineering at Aurora Health Care. "The right equipment must always be ready for the right person at the right time. It is all about supporting our staff and patients. We determined that we needed an accurate, real-time visualization of our assets and after an extensive review of the RTLS marketplace, our team determined that the best solution for St. Luke's needs is PCTS with Skytron, powered by Awarepoint. They impressed us with their proven experience in implementing real-time visibility solutions in large, acute care facilities."
"We look forward to working with our Skytron and Awarepoint partners to help Aurora achieve its asset management goals in support of its internationally-recognized commitment to innovation and quality care," said Tony Marsico, president and CEO of PCTS. "The return on investment from such an initiative spans significant financial, patient safety, throughput and satisfaction benefits."
About Aurora Health Care
Established in 1984, Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit Wisconsin health care provider and has become a nationally recognized leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care. Aurora has sites in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin, including 13 hospitals, more than 100 clinics and over 120 community pharmacies.
About Awarepoint
Awarepoint's real-time location systems (RTLSs) include its real-time awareness platform, firmware, active RFID tags, sensors, and bridges. Awarepoint's technologies collect raw sensor data and transform that data into high-value positioning information that can be used to add location awareness to a variety of healthcare, manufacturing, security and other applications. Requiring no hard wiring, Awarepoint's "plug and track" ZigBee-based wireless sensor network is a fully managed service, including hardware, software, remote monitoring and maintenance. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and serves its hospital customers across the United States through a distribution agreement with Skytron. Track us down at [ http://www.awarepoint.com ] or visit [ www.skytron.us ]
About Skytron
Skytron provides innovative and efficient medical equipment solutions for a variety of healthcare settings and hospital departments, and is recognized across North America for the highest quality products, extensive product menu and exceptional customer service. Skytron products include surgical lighting, tables, booms, integration, stainless steel, RTLS-RFID technology, and more. Since 1972, Skytron has remained true to their commitment of "customer service first, everything else will follow." For more information on Skytron's quality products, visit [ www.skytron.us ]
Skytron has partnered with Awarepoint as the exclusive sales, distribution and support partner for RFID RTLS in the U.S. Hospital market. [ www.skytron.us ]
About Patient Care Technology Systems
Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. PCTS and CSLR caution you that any statements contained in this press release which are not strictly historical statements constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to PCTS's and CSLR's expectations regarding continued business growth. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements (copies of which may be obtained at the SEC's website at: [ http://www.sec.gov ]) and could impact the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. PCTS and CSLR disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in PCTS and CSLR's expectations, or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
