Case Study: Frederick Memorial Hospital Improves Hospice & Home Health Services With Panasonic Toughbook & Verizon Wireless

Frederick Memorial Hospital Home Health is one of the most comprehensive home health care systems available in central Maryland. Comprised of two departments employing about 70 care givers and clinicians – the Home Health Care unit and the Hospice Care Group – FMH Home Health provides vital medical services to about 3,000 patients per year throughout the county of Frederick, Maryland.

Understanding that having secure, mobile access at the point of care to timely information stored securely on the organization's servers, the leadership group at Frederick Memorial sought to deploy a mobile computing solution to enhance the quality of the care they provide to patients. Located in the western part of the state, Frederick Memorial clinicians operate in an area with mountainous terrain and rough weather that present unique challenges to mobile medical workers. To meet these environmental requirements, Frederick Memorial chose a solution that combines the durability of Panasonic Toughbook and Internet connectivity available from Verizon Wireless.