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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Remote Staff Stations Vastly Improve Staff Workflow and Patient Care
US World and News Report has recognized Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for almost two decades. The downtown Pennsylvania hospital admits more than 43,000 patients annually and manages up to 925 acute care beds daily. Recently, the staff determined updating their outdated nurse call system could vastly improve workflow and patient care.
New Nurse Call System Requirements:
Any new system that Thomas Jefferson University Hospital implemented needed to:
- Offer multiple options for Master Nurse Console Stations
- Support auxiliary staff stations in patient rooms
- Provide more sophisticated solution to link an entire facility to a common network
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital chose Jeron’s Provider 680® Nurse Call Solutions:
Some of the key implementations of the Provider 680 at the facility include:
- Versatile Master Stations - Touchscreen Nurse Console operates without a PC, lowering costs and reducing vulnerability to computer viruses; combining the Touchscreen-IP with the more economical satellite masters allows for more overall consoles per floor improving response times
- Additional Staff Stations - remote cancel stations within patient rooms enable nurses to cancel a call at the door instead of walking across the room and leaning over the bed resulting in The time-savings for routine calls
- Centralized Code Blue - ensures that the appointed Code Blue Team members receive instant notification of the emergency and know exactly where to respond without delay.
The staff appreciated the additional master stations per floor and the new staff stations in patient rooms. The Jeron nurse call system made responding to patient calls easier while improving emergency call response times. These changes streamlined patient to staff communication and improved staff workflow, benefiting the entire Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
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