FHN launched eICU project realize remote monitoring severe Ward

In remote rural areas of medical experts of scarce, the patient how to receive medical services is a very urgent problem.

Typically, intensive care patients will be sent to the city level in the hospital for a higher level of medical treatment. FHN eICU project launched to address the problem.

The project as part of remote medical expertise, with the United States, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison city E-CARE cooperation results.

The new system will make Wisconsin medical information system and local hospital's ICU physician team completed the integration of high technical level. E-CARE team members the majority of physicians, has a practising certificate in related fields, and specializes in critical care and trauma patients in the emergency treatment.

Research shows patients by specially trained in intensive care after recovery experts for faster, fewer side effects.

FHN pilot new Telemedicine allows doctors to patients and other health information through electronic means safely from one site to another site. It provides a link to connect the rural doctors and hospitals in major cities.

At present the proportion of rural hospitals national medical organizations 10 per cent of the total, FHN is one, and that there is still the only company at the same time facing Northern Illinois and Wisconsin in the southern part of the rural sector, the system will improve its level of intensive care nursing.

EICU nursing

FHN since August 11, implement eICU project.

Features in each ward of ICU patients will have a small microphone and camera is connected to the University of Wisconsin Hospital, the hospital has the best intensive care treatment team E-CARE. Each of the intensive care unit patients of important information, such as heart rate, blood pressure, drug, and test results, will be subject to monitoring and real-time sharing with E-Care.

If the patient's illness or accidental changes rapidly and in urgent need of medical assistance, FHN doctor and patient care workers can press a button to activate a bidirectional audio-visual system emergency contact E-Care experts.

FHN Tuesday held a press conference showcasing the latest technology.

Many FHN staff began to busy to patients and their relatives to explain the technology. EICU Nursing Department Director Martínez said they were pleased with this new technology can be applied to the ICU.

Since the technology application, there are 54 patients in FHN's severe wards were treatment, six patients due to illness to urban hospital treatment, before their illness through the system and E-CARE doctor.

Employee pride

Martínez said, the intensive care ward staff very happy and proud to be able to participate in this type of care form.

"FHN ICU many nurses have decades of management experience in critically ill patients, and this time they are delighted to have the opportunity and E-CARE such large medical team cooperation, and not just simple insulate the referral.

”

"Patients remain in FHN accept closer to intensive care away from home, can reduce the strain on patients and their families.

”

Each intensive care unit of camera work only when needed, protecting patient privacy, these cameras and microphones to capture the details of the operation of nursing staff, patients and caregivers can also see and hear the nurse or doctor on the other end of the link, the name of the team doctor E-CARE and name badge will also be displayed on the screen.

Technology becomes a reality

Dr. Wells is at the University of Wisconsin Hospital E-CARE team Director.

He appeared on screen said: "in short, the system is in the right place, right time, with proper care. ”

At present there are visited FHN Chief Nurse specialists, Vice President, Nancy Cutler.

She said: "we have a professional and experienced team of nurses and doctors, they will be accepted in FHN intensive care patients to provide 24-hour nursing care. The eICU project supports our commitment to patients, will enhance the quality of health care services. ”