Mobile Notification App Thwarts Threats

By Karla Paris

Acute and ambulatory locations in a Colorado army hospital deploy network-centric crisis communication solution to increase patient and staff safety.

Patients at Evans Army Community Hospital can rest easier knowing they join the ranks of other prestigious military medical facilities, such as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, San Diego Navy Regional Medical Center, Darnell Army Medical Center, and others protecting their patient and staff against threats.

Earlier this month, Evans Army Community Hospital, located in Fort Carson, announced it is partnering with AtHoc, Inc., a network-centric interactive crisis communication system provider, to deploy AtHoc's solution for emergency communication via email, text, and telephone calls.

The deployed AtHoc Mobile Notifier is equipped to notify staff of weather related events, natural disasters, and human threats to patients and caregivers.  Approximately 2,500 personnel within acute and ambulatory locations across this Colorado-based Army installation will benefit from this new program.

Evans Army Community Hospital faces the same threats to operations as any community hospital throughout the United States ranging from active shooters, extreme weather conditions, and other man-made and natural disasters.  All of these situations require fast and reliable notification of personnel to avoid injury or death. Evans chose AtHoc because of its rapid implementation cycle. From contract award to system availability, the company only required three days to meet their unique need for an expedition implementation to ensure no gap in service.

"Evans faced a unique time constraint to continue providing for the safety of their patients and personnel," said Dave Acevedo, Director of Army Operations for AtHoc. "The flexibility of our deployment methodology allowed us to standup a solution to meet their need without a gap in service."

Comprised of two distinct buildings, separated by a glass-covered common area or atrium , the hospitals five-story tower on the north side houses all inpatient units, the operating suite, the labor/delivery suite, nursery, radiology, emergency room, and the nutrition care division. The two-story clinic building contains a family medicine clinic and other outpatient clinics. The atrium, which provides the main entries into the hospital, also houses patient services such as an outpatient pharmacy, admissions and dispositions, the hospital treasurer, gift shop, and a chapel.

SOURCE: MarketWired