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St. Joseph's Hospital Improves Safety and Regulatory Compliance Using Wi-Fi-Based Environmental Monitoring
Learn how St Joseph's Hosital improved regulatory compliance, increased safety, reduced spoilage and clinicians with more time to focus on patients.
Overview
The Need
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has a total of 310 refrigerators throughout the organization. Approximately 160 are used to maintain pharmaceuticals, vaccines, blood bags, lab samples, etc. and the remaining 150 include food refrigerators. These items require strict temperature ranges for quality patient care and safety. Regulatory agencies perform audits requiring logs of temperature monitoring and corrective actions. Staff performed manual temperature monitoring several times each day on every refrigerator and freezer.
The Solution
St. Joseph’s has a Cisco Unified Wireless Network, designed in partnership with NEC, which spans the main campus and 22 remote sites. Working with Stanley Healthcare, the hospital deployed the wireless AeroScout Environmental Monitoring solution which leverages its wireless network. AeroScout T5 Temperature Sensor Tags were placed directly in refrigerators, and MobileView software provides tracking, alerting and reporting of temperature information.
The Results
All temperature data and corrective actions are logged and reported, and alerts on out-of-range temperatures are directed to the security department for appropriate action. The results are an improvement in regulatory compliance, increased safety, reduced spoilage and clinicians with more time to focus on patients.
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