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Hoag Hospital Selects Emergency Department Automatic Patient Tracking From Patient Care Technology Systems for Their New Irvine

^{Published on 2010-05-18 06:20:48 - Market Wire}
 

CHARLOTTE, NC--(Marketwire - May 18, 2010) - [ Patient Care Technology Systems ] (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CSLR ]), today announced that [ Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian ] has selected the company's Amelior EDTracker® solution to automatically track patients in its new Irvine, California emergency department slated to open in late 2010.

In 2009, Hoag assumed a long-term lease for the hospital facility formerly known as Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center. The facility serves as an extension of Hoag's services in Newport Beach and its seven Hoag Health Centers located throughout Orange County. Construction is in progress to add state-of-the-art technology and expanded operating rooms.

[ Amelior EDTracker ] is part of the Amelior Enterprise Visibility Suite™ which comprises departmental to facility-wide solutions to streamline patient flow through the real-time visualization and documentation of patient care. Hospitals can scale their implementations by the entities they wish to track (movable medical equipment, patients, staff), operational goals (asset management, patient flow, infection control) and by scope of care (acute care, outpatient services, inpatient floors, facility-wide).

The web-based Amelior EDTracker software visualizes patient flow by automatically identifying the location and status of patients and equipment without requiring manual updates by busy caregivers. Location information is generated by integrating with a facility's choice of RTLS.

"In May 2009 Hoag Memorial Hospital implemented Amelior EDTracker from PCTS to improve workflow efficiency and to address rising patient volumes," said Tony Marsico, president and chief executive officer of PCTS. "Integrating automatic patient tracking in their new Irvine facility conveys their continued focus on leveraging intelligent workflow automation technologies to provide the best possible patient experience. We are honored that they chose to expand the benefits of Amelior EDTracker to their new Irvine emergency department."

"The implementation of automatic patient tracking was a significant step forward in workflow visibility and automation for our emergency department in our Newport Beach location," said Carla Schneider, emergency department director. "We are dedicated to providing our patients with the most efficient and safest care possible, and it was common sense to expand the use of Amelior EDTracker in our new Irvine location."

About Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a 498-bed, not-for-profit, acute care hospital located in Newport Beach, Calif. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Hoag offers a comprehensive mix of health care services, including Centers of Excellence in cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, orthopedics and women's health. National Research Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange County's most preferred hospital for the past 13 consecutive years. And for an unprecedented 13 years, residents of Orange County have chosen Hoag as the county's best hospital in a local newspaper survey. In order to meet the growing needs of Irvine and South County residents, Hoag will open an Irvine campus in 2010. Hoag continues to offer additional services to the community through the seven Hoag Health Centers located throughout Orange County.

About Patient Care Technology Systems

Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CSLR ]), helps health care providers to improve patient flow, increase capacity and improve patient and staff safety by visualizing the real-time location and status of people and equipment throughout their facility. PCTS solutions have supported over 2 million patient visits annually and have shown a proven return on investment in high turnover, high-acuity units such as the emergency department and perioperative suites. The Amelior Enterprise Visibility Suite™ is interoperable with all leading locating technologies, including active-RFID, infrared, ultrasound, ultra-wideband, Wi-Fi and ZigBee. PCTS customers have been recognized nationally for improvements in efficiency and clinical excellence. For more information, visit [ www.pcts.com ].

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 ]) -- 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.