The AHA Exclusively Endorses Disaster Recovery Solutions from Agility Recovery
Chicago, IL, March 8, 2012 – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has exclusively endorsed Disaster Recovery Solutions from Agility Recovery. AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards the AHA Endorsement to products and services that help member hospitals and health care organizations achieve operational excellence. Following an extensive evaluation process of several business continuity solutions, the ReadySuite solution from Agility Recovery was selected for the exclusive AHA Endorsement.
Addressing Operational Excellence With Business Continuity
Communities rely on their local hospitals 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When a disaster occurs, hospitals must continue to provide high quality health care. Patient-centered care requires facilities and support systems to continue to operate, which means having fully functioning equipment as well as fully accessible electronic records. Agility’s ReadySuite solution helps hospitals address these challenges. ReadySuite is an affordable, flexible, comprehensive collection of services that provides generator power, office space, technology and connectivity in the event of a disaster or disruption.
“As the health care delivery model becomes ever more reliant on electronic data and applications, restoring clinical services immediately following a disaster, including communication systems and access to patient information, is crucial for hospitals to maintain operational excellence,” said Anthony J. Burke, President and CEO of AHA Solutions, Inc. “We evaluated a number of disaster recovery solutions using our proprietary AHA Signature Due Diligence Process™; ultimately selecting ReadySuite from Agility because of its unparalleled success helping hospitals develop and implement detailed plans to recover staff, administrative functions, technology, power and connectivity should a disaster occur.”
Even a temporary hospital closure can have dramatic implication on not only the organization but the entire community. Through Agility’s ReadySuite solution and their continuity professionals, hospitals can be assured that they have immediate access to recovery assets – and the ability to quickly set a recovery plan into motion if necessary.
“Agility is proud to receive the distinguished AHA Endorsement for our ReadySuite solution,” said Bob Boyd, CEO of Agility. “We believe this exclusive endorsement speaks to our deep level of commitment to ensuring the health care delivery system remains intact in the event of a disaster. We look forward to partnering with the AHA as we continue to help hospitals minimize disruptions to patient care and maintain operational excellence.”
About the AHA
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, who include more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations and 42,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.
About AHA Solutions
AHA Solutions, Inc. is a resource to hospitals pursuing operational excellence. As an American Hospital Association (AHA) member service, AHA Solutions collaborates with hospital leaders and market consultants to conduct the proprietary AHA Signature Due Diligence Process™ and identify solutions to hospital challenges in the areas of care continuum, cultural transformation, clinical integration and financial sustainability. AHA Solutions provides related marketplace analytics and education to support product decision-making, and convenes hospital executives for knowledge sharing centered on timely information and research. AHA Solutions is proud to reinvest its profits in the AHA mission: creating healthier communities. For more information, contact AHA Solutions at 800.242.4677 or visit www.aha-solutions.org.
About Agility Recovery
Agility Recovery, a former division of GE, has 23 years of disaster recovery and business continuity experience dedicated to delivering innovative business continuity solutions that challenge the traditional industry barriers of scale, cost and complexity. As such, Agility provides comprehensive, packaged recovery solutions, consulting services and testing options to businesses across the United States and Canada.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., with distribution centers in Atlanta, GA, Phoenix, AZ and Toronto, Ont., Agility maintains $35 million of technology assets. In addition, Agility has direct access to over $100 million of additional equipment across North America through priority relationships with some of the world’s most respected organizations. Getting your business back in business is the overriding passion of Agility Recovery. For more information, contact Agility at 877.364.9393 or visit www2.agilityrecovery.com.
