Cardinal Health Installs New Point-Of-Care Technology System At Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
Commerce , MI, March 6, 2003 – Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, announced today the nation’s first complete installation of state-of-the-art bedside entertainment and patient safety technology at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (HVSH), part of Detroit Medical Center. Designed to reduce medication errors, improve patient safety and increase patient satisfaction, the unique capabilities of Pyxis PatientStation® introduce an entirely new level of service to HVSH. Cardinal Health and HVSH will observe the installation of this milestone technology with a celebration at the HVSH facility today.
With fully secure access, clinicians at HVSH can use Pyxis PatientStation to improve patient safety by accessing a variety of hospital information systems at the point of care. Unlike other health care automation that is available only to clinicians, patients and visitors can also access Pyxis PatientStation to take advantage of a variety of on-line tools including education and training resources, Internet access, email services, television and personalized entertainment choices. The content delivered through Pyxis PatientStation creates an opportunity for patients to take a more active role in their own care.
Pyxis PatientStation includes a tailored application that gives patients more control during their hospital stay. Known as the Pyxis PatientPortal, this unique software interface includes a To Do list, automated patient education manager, on-line meal ordering and web-based surveys and test management. Pyxis PatientPortal reduces the time spent by nursing personnel on administrative tasks, encourages patients to participate in their own care and enhances patient
satisfaction by providing better service and more detailed information at the bedside.
"The long-term impact of Pyxis PatientStation on health care will be significant and we’re delighted that Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is leading the way with this technology," said Stephen S. Thomas, executive vice president and group president of the Automation and Information Services group of Cardinal Health. " Pyxis PatientStation creates a new category of automation for health care providers that will be key to improving patient safety and patient satisfaction. Pyxis PatientStation improves health care provider productivity and reduces medication errors while patients and their guests benefit from improved information, communication and entertainment options.”
“We are constantly looking for ways to keep our patient satisfaction levels at nationally high levels and we believe this technology will help support this goal,” said Robert Yellan, president of HVSH. “Our patients like having the conveniences of home, even when they are at the hospital. With a national nursing shortage, this technology allows nurses to spend more time on patient care and less time on paperwork. With the ability to access clinical information at the bedside, we believe we are taking a major step forward.”
About Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is Oakland County's newest hospital, founded in 1986. As the only full-service hospital in the area, HVSH recently doubled in size and now includes a wider range of medical and surgical specialty care. Its staff continues to provide the warm, personalized care for which it is known. Affiliations with the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University provide a depth of resources and expertise available at few community hospitals. Patients benefit from advanced medical technology, new treatments and expert physicians and nurses - all close to home.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. (www.cardinal.com) is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Cardinal Health companies develop, manufacture, package and market products for patient care; develop drug-delivery technologies; distribute pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical and laboratory supplies; and offer consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health employs more than 50,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenues of more than $44 billion. Cardinal Health is ranked #23 on the current Fortune 500 list and was named as one of “The World’s Best” companies by Forbes magazine in 2002. For more information, log onto http://www.cardinal.com.
Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Cardinal Health’s Form 10-K, Form 8-K and Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) the costs, difficulties, and uncertainties related to the integration of acquired businesses, the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships, changes in the distribution outsourcing patterns for healthcare products and/or services, the costs and other effects of governmental regulation and legal and administrative proceedings, and general economic conditions. Cardinal Health undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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