DENVER, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc., announced today that Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has signed a contract to license both the SafeTrace(R) donor management system and the SafeTrace Tx(R) transfusion management system. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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CHLA is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Among its achievements, it has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top pediatric facilities in the nation since 1990 and was named among the Top Ten children’s hospitals in America by Child magazine in 2005. There are more than 295,000 visits to CHLA each year, and the blood bank plays an important role in the hospital operations. CHLA draws and transfuses over 29,000 units of blood every year. Successfully monitoring the levels and maintaining the safety of CHLA’s blood supply for any length of time would be problematic without the assistance of a sophisticated and robust automated software system.
As a Vein-to-Vein(R) customer, CHLA will use Wyndgate’s SafeTrace system to manage information regarding blood donors, infectious disease testing, and inventory volumes and the SafeTrace Tx system to manage critical patient history and information on special transfusion requirements. The two systems integrate seamlessly to allow comprehensive management and tracking throughout the collection and transfusion process. The systems also collect information to increase the efficiency of administrative processes beyond tracking samples from donor to recipient, such as billing and reports.
“As a large pediatric hospital with patients that include the most seriously ill and injured children in the Los Angeles area, it is extremely important that Childrens Hospital Los Angeles can ensure the quality and safety of the blood it collects and transfuses,” stated Jacque Tagliere, Blood Bank Manager at CHLA. “We decided to replace our current system with Wyndgate’s solution because we need an advanced blood management system that is functionally rich, reliable and supported by a company we can trust. Both SafeTrace and SafeTrace Tx have been operational for many years in very large and complex environments and, in working with Wyndgate Technologies, we have found ourselves impressed with the depth of its service. CHLA is confident that Wyndgate’s systems will meet our needs and that the company will support us in upholding safety for our young patients.”
Dr. Mick Ruxin, Chairman and CEO of Global Med Technologies, commented, “Having attended and graduated from the University of Southern California School of Medicine, part of my education was completing a pediatric rotation at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, which is closely affiliated with the medical school. It was a highlight of my medical education and I can personally attest that the institution is a world-leader in pediatric medicine. Wyndgate is honored to be working with CHLA’s blood bank personnel and looks forward to the role that SafeTrace and SafeTrace Tx will play in the remarkable services CHLA’s staff provides as they transfuse blood and save lives.” Dr. Ruxin continued, “We are proud to integrate Wyndgate’s advanced IT technology with CHLA’s advanced medical technology.”
About Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children in Los Angeles for more than a century, and it is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Childrens Hospital is one of America’s premier teaching hospitals, affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California for more than 74 years. It is a national leader in pediatric research.
Since 1990, U.S.News & World Report and its panel of board-certified pediatricians have named Childrens Hospital Los Angeles one of the top pediatric facilities in the nation. Child magazine also ranked Childrens Hospital Los Angeles among the Top Ten children’s hospitals in America in its February 2005 issue.
For more information about Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, please visit www.ChildrensHospitalLA.org.
About Global Med Technologies, Inc.
Global Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical information technology company, providing information management software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate’s products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate’s products are being used in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa, and are being implemented in the Caribbean. Together, the SafeTrace Tx advanced transfusion management system and the SafeTrace(R) donor management system provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion.
For more information about Global Med’s products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit www.globalmedtech.com, www.peoplemed.com and www.wyndgate.com.
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