SOMERSET, Pa., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Somerset Hospital, known as the healthcare provider "where technology meets compassion," has added state-of-the-art Omnicell, Inc. computerized medication dispensing cabinets to increase patient safety and nursing efficiency, while enhancing security.
Key features include biometric (fingerprint) ID, advanced single-dose dispensing, bar code confirmation, the widest range of drawer modules enabling all security levels, integration with a Web browser for clinical reference information, and patient medication profiling.
About Somerset
Somerset Hospital is a 183 licensed-bed Joint Commission-accredited hospital which cares for about 5,200 inpatients, more than 157,000 outpatients, and nearly 18,000 emergency cases annually. The hospital presently has a complement of medical/surgical beds, pediatric beds, obstetric/gynecology beds, nursery cribs, an intensive coronary care unit, skilled nursing beds, and an adult, adolescent and child neuropsychiatric service with a 18-bed hospital-based unit.
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 healthcare 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 healthcare 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.
Omnicell, Inc.CONTACT: Bruce Lewis of Lewis & Summers Public Relations, +1-707-964-3844,or bruce@prwebsite.com, for Omnicell, Inc.
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