SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sacred Heart Medical Center, one of the largest hospitals in the Northwest, has begun installation of the Omnicell, Inc. OptiFlex point-of-use inventory management system.
Under the agreement with parent company Providence Services, Sacred Heart becomes the third hospital in the multi-hospital system to choose OptiFlex. Benefis Healthcare, Montana's largest hospital in Great Falls, has utilized the Omnicell systems for a number of years, and St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont. has nearly completed its installation.
"We expect to gain staffing efficiencies, improve our charge capture rate, cut our $12 million inventory by one-third and pay off our OptiFlex investment in two years," explained Bruce J. Currer, Sacred Heart director of materials management. "We selected Omnicell because they are the leaders in this technology, and we already have two years experience and success with OptiFlex at Benefis Healthcare."
Currer said a three-phase installation plan at Sacred Heart is underway with OptiFlex scheduled for the cath lab, interventional radiology, then nursing this fall and the operating rooms by the first quarter of 2006.
About OptiFlex
The OptiFlex line of medical-surgical supply chain solutions enables healthcare facilities to reduce consumption and inventory, as well as increase the overall efficiency and productivity of both materials management and nursing. OptiFlex solutions combine open bar code and cabinet-based supply inventory management. Versions are available for the nursing unit, surgical services department, and specialty areas, such as the cath lab.
About Sacred Heart Medical Center
With 623 beds, Sacred Heart is one of the largest hospitals in the Northwest. It employs nearly 4,000 health care professionals and support staff. Its medical staff provides the expertise and skills of over 800 specialists and primary care doctors. Volunteers, who provide support to many hospital services, include 400 women, men and young people.
About Omnicell
Established in 1992, Omnicell is a leading provider of patient safety solutions preferred by nurses. Improving patient care by enhancing operational efficiency, Omnicell solutions are used throughout the health care facility --in the pharmacy, nursing units, surgical services, cath lab, and all the way to the patient's bedside. The company's MedGuard(TM) line of solutions for the medication-use process includes systems for physician order management, automated pharmacy retrieval, medication packaging, medication dispensing, and nursing workflow automation with bar code medication administration. For the medical-surgical supply chain, Omnicell provides open bar code systems, cabinet-based supply management, integrated open and cabinet-based systems, and Web-based procurement. More than 1,600 health care facilities use Omnicell solutions to help reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs -- ultimately contributing to improved clinical and financial outcomes. For more information, visit www.omnicell.com.
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