ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and Orlando Health join Skylight Healthcare Systems in announcing the launch and deployment of Skylight ACCESS(r) for its full-service medical/surgical facility serving the residents of Southwest Orange County and Orlando's growing tourist population. Skylight ACCESS will also be deployed throughout the hospital's new tower which has scheduled its grand opening for November 12th, 2008. In support of the grand opening event, Skylight will be offering real-time demonstrations of its interactive patient care platform.
What: Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and Skylight Healthcare Systems
will demonstrate the hospital's new Skylight ACCESS
interactive patient system, which provides patients with
unique in-room health information, education and interactive
services. Paul Johns, Administrator for Ancillary Services
and Darrell Atkin, Skylight's Director of Marketing will be
available for interviews.
When: Wednesday, November 12th, starting at 10:00 AM
Where: Dr. P. Phillips Hospital
9400 Turkey Lake Road
Orlando, Florida 32819
As Southwest Orlando experiences unprecedented growth, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital is launching further expansion of its facilities and services. An 800-space parking deck is now complete and their five-story tower is being readied for its grand opening-increasing bed capacity from 150 to approximately 290 beds.
The Skylight ACCESS system provides patients and their families with timely, personalized health information, education and interactive services - all at the bedside. Through the Skylight ACCESS system, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital patients now have direct access to disease- and condition-specific health information, connection to patient support departments and a real-time feedback forum that allows Dr. P. Phillips Hospital to solicit patient feedback and provide immediate service recovery to address patient issues.
The real-time feedback and service alert functionality gives hospitals the benefit of immediately identifying and responding to patient satisfaction priorities which also dramatically reduces the level of non-clinical call light volume. By deploying Skylight ACCESS, the nurses and doctors at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital will be able to increase the time they spend providing direct patient care and improve the effectiveness of their patient healing and education efforts. Combining Dr. P. Phillips Hospital unsurpassed quality of care with the latest in-room technology will empower patients to partner in their own care and encourage positive collaboration between patients and caregivers.
"As we continue to achieve our vision of growth to serve Orange County, we are pleased to offer our patients that absolute latest in facilities and technologies to meet their healthcare needs," commented Paul Johns, Administrator for Ancillary Services at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital. "By partnering with Skylight, we have chosen a proven system that will increase the engagement and satisfaction of our patients, while giving our staff an invaluable tool for next generation patient care."
"Working together as a team with multiple hospitals within the Orlando Health family, we share their commitment to deliver the highest quality, most cost-effective health care services and support their goal is to provide superior service to all customers, " said David Schofield, President and CEO of Skylight. "We are honored to be part of their growth plans and their vision to provide highest quality technologies and services for the people they serve."
About Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a $1.5 billion not-for-profit health care organization and a community-based network of nine hospitals and care centers in the Orlando region. The organization, which includes the area's only Level One Trauma Centers for adults and pediatrics, is a statutory teaching hospital system that offers both specialty and community hospitals. They are: Orlando Regional Medical Center; Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children; Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies; Lucerne Hospital; Dr. P. Phillips Hospital; South Seminole Hospital; South Lake Hospital (50 percent partnership); St. Cloud Regional Medical Center (20 percent partnership) and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando - the first affiliate of one of the nation's premier cancer centers The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Orlando Health's areas of clinical excellence are heart and vascular, cancer care, neurosciences, surgery, pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatology, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Orlando Health is Central Florida's fifth largest employer with nearly 14,000 employees and more than 2,000 affiliated physicians, all of whom support our philosophy of providing high quality care and service when it matters most. They prove this everyday with over 100,000 inpatient admissions and more than 600,000 outpatient visits each year. In all, Orlando Health serves 1.6 million Central Florida residents and nearly 3,000 international patients annually. Additionally, Orlando Health provides approximately $198 million in support of community health needs. More information can be found at www.orlandohealth.com.
About Skylight Health Systems
Skylight(r) Healthcare Systems is the industry pioneer in interactive patient system technology. With patient communication as the cornerstone of a safe, comfortable and clinically optimal hospital experience, the Skylight ACCESS(r) Interactive Patient System encourages patient and family to actively participate in their health care, improves communication between staff and patient/family members, and can provide a smoother and faster recovery and discharge plan. Skylight's overall vision is to provide hospitals with a highly useful system which will provide greater communication along the entire patient care continuum. In nearly 10,000 installed locations, leading hospital administrators have confidently selected Skylight Healthcare Systems as the proven choice for their interactive patient system technology. Skylight Healthcare Systems is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit: www.skylight.com.
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