MISSOULA, Mont., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, a medical teaching center and leading heart surgery center in Montana, has purchased Omnicell, Inc. OptiFlex technology for its operating rooms and the catheterization lab to improve inventory management and patient charge capture capabilities.
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Omnicell's OptiFlex product line provides end-to-end solutions to help optimize the healthcare facility's medical-surgical supply chain, reducing consumption and inventory, as well as increasing the overall efficiency and productivity of both materials management and nursing.
"Items used in the operating room and cath lab are some of the most expensive in the hospital," explained Gerry Slingsby, materials manager for St. Patrick. "The new system will automate capturing and billing systems at the point of use and free up our nurses and therapists to focus on patient care."
St. Patrick also uses Omnicell medication dispensing technology throughout the hospital, which improves the medication administration process and increases patient safety.
About St. Patrick
St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center has 195 acute-care beds, and 18 transitional-care beds. In 2001, St. Patrick admitted over 9,100 patients and provided more than 47,500 days of patient care. Approximately 95 percent of patients come from a 17-county service area. The hospital's emergency department treats more than 24,000 people annually and the Life Flight air ambulance and fixed-wing transport flew 767 missions in 2001. The hospital provides western Montana's most advanced cancer treatment and is the regional leader in mental health and addiction treatment.
The hospital's cardiovascular surgeons perform the only heart surgeries in Western Montana, at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Services Center and at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. St. Pat's occupational health service contracts with business and industry throughout Montana for employee health and wellness services. St. Pat's serves as a practicum site for the University of Montana's school of pharmacy and for Montana State University's nursing school.
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's OptiFlex(TM) product line provides open bar code systems, cabinet-based supply management, integrated open and cabinet-based systems, and Web-based procurement. More than 1,500 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 http://www.omnicell.com/.
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