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Parkview Health Selects Vocera for Secure Texting and Mobile Voice Communication
Enterprise communication platform enables care teams to connect via smartphones & wearable devices
SAN JOSE, CA – July 6, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading healthcare communications company, today announced that Parkview Health, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind., will implement the Vocera Communication Platform in three of its hospitals. The implementation will include a robust combination of secure text messaging and voice communication on Zebra MC40-HC mobile computers, as well as hands-free voice communication on the wearable Vocera B3000n Badge.
Parkview Health is the region’s largest employer with more than 10,000 employees in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Parkview’s leadership selected the Vocera Communication Platform because its scalability, breadth of integrations, workflow escalations, and mobile device flexibility enable care team members to communicate more efficiently. The Vocera Platform will allow thousands of staff members at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Hospital Randallia and Parkview Whitley Hospital to communicate and collaborate via secure text or voice depending on their care delivery needs.
“We evaluated several communication companies, and the clear choice was Vocera because it provides a secure, end-to-end communication platform and a choice of devices for our care team members,” said Ron Double, Chief Information Officer of Parkview Health System. “The valuable clinical integrations Vocera offers also drove our decision. Yet, it has been the responsiveness of Vocera’s professional services team that has built our trust and helped secure a long-term partnership.”
Future plans include expansion of the Vocera Communication Platform to the entire Parkview system of nine hospitals. Parkview Health will also integrate the Vocera solution with the hospitals’ nurse call and electronic health record systems to improve clinical workflow and staff response times.
“Parkview Health is an award winning health system recognized for being a great place to work and for demonstrating world-class teamwork. Vocera is honored to support these leading hospitals and care team members with a communication solution that will help them create a seamless, high-quality, and personal care experience for every patient,” said Brent Lang, President and CEO of Vocera.
About Parkview Health
Parkview Health, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana is a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving a population of more than 820,000 in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. With more than 10,000 employees, Parkview Health is the region’s largest employer. Parkview Health has been serving the community since its early beginnings as Fort Wayne City Hospital in 1878. Parkview Health was formed in 1995 and its heritage of care and compassion continues today with nine hospitals and a network of primary care and specialty physicians.About Vocera
Vocera Communications, Inc. offers the most robust clinical communications system in healthcare. Installed in more than 1,300 organizations worldwide, Vocera delivers secure, integrated and intelligent communication solutions that enable care teams to collaborate more efficiently by delivering the right information, to the right person, on the right device, in the right location, at the right time. Vocera solutions provide hands-free voice communication, secure text messaging, patient engagement tools, and integrated clinical workflow with EHRs, nurse call systems and physiological monitors. These solutions help improve operational efficiency, quality of care, safety and satisfaction across the continuum of care. In addition to technology solutions, Vocera drives thought leadership and new standards in care to elevate patient, family, nurse and physician experiences via the company’s research collaborative, the Experience Innovation Network. Vocera is led by President and CEO Brent Lang and is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices in San Francisco, Tennessee, Canada, India, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Robert J. Zollars is the Chairman of the Board. For more information, visit www.vocera.com and @VoceraComm on Twitter.The Vocera logo is a trademark of Vocera Communications, Inc. Vocera® is a trademark of Vocera Communications, Inc. registered in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks appearing in this release are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact
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Tara Stultz
440.225.9595
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Nat’e Guyton Named Chief Nursing Officer for Spok, Inc.
“Spok is a dynamic organization committed to attracting and nurturing the very best talent,” said Vincent D. Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spok Holdings, Inc. “Nat’e brings over 15 years of healthcare experience to the position. She will play a vital role in executing our long-term strategy to achieve significant growth in all markets, by being a trusted partner with CNOs and nursing professionals worldwide. She has an impressive track record of success in delivering effective clinical consultations as well as utilizing strong management skills and critical thinking to lead clinical product teams.”
Guyton began her career with nursing positions at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., and at Temple University Hospital. She served as Senior Director of Nursing Operations at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Del., and as SVP, Chief Nurse Officer at Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown, Pa. More recently, she was Chief Nurse Officer and then Chief Clinical Informatics Officer at Trinity Health System. She brings extensive experience in clinical and operational leadership in healthcare, along with a strong background in quality management and excellence in patient care.
“I am excited to join the Spok team and to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities to help clinicians and patients,” said Guyton. “Response time is a critical factor in patient care. Most CNOs are looking to improve the efficiency of nursing workflows and address patient safety, outcomes and satisfaction. Spok can help with those challenges. With Spok, the patient experience is really the focus, and I am pleased to be with a company that understands those needs.”
Guyton received both a BSN and an MSN in Nursing from Widener University in Upland, Pa., and a Doctorate in Management from the University of Phoenix. She is licensed in both Pennsylvania and Delaware and certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as Nurse Executive Advanced and by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems. She is a member of the American Nursing Informatics Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Organization of Nurse Executives.
About Spok
Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), headquartered in Springfield, Va., is proud to be the global leader in critical communications for healthcare, government, public safety, and other industries. They deliver smart, reliable solutions to help protect the health, well-being, and safety of people around the globe. Their customers send over 100 million messages each month through their Spok® solutions, and they rely on Spok for workflow improvement, secure texting, paging services, contact center optimization and public safety response. When communications matter, Spok delivers.Spok is a trademark of Spok Holdings, Inc.
Contacts
Al Galgano
952.567.0295
[email protected]Posted 7.6.2016