Facility
Named after John Cardinal Glennon, the Archbishop of St. Louis from 1903 to
1946, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
first opened its doors in July 1956. It was the Archbishop's objective to see a
health care facility open to all children in need of medical care. The hospital
first was named Cardinal
Glennon Memorial
Hospital for Children.
Those who have come to know it well simply refer to it as "Glennon."
Objective
Each year there is a rising number of premature babies born. To meet our
community's growing need for advanced care, Cardinal Glennon has built state-of-the-art
Neo Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The objective for the NICU was to provide a
total communication platform. It was their goal to be able to respond to an
emergency call and know where emergency equipment is at any time.
In addition
to the new NICU addition Cardinal Glennon also expanded the number of OR’s as
well. They were looking for a complete integration of a process management
system.
Solution
Cardinal Glennon partnered with Primary Systems to meet their objectives. In
the NICU Primary Systems utilized Ascom wireless telephony and Rauland nurse call
with Responder NET and Tracer. The Responder IV’s components allowed for staff
assist warnings to be interfaced with the Ascom wireless telephony in the event
of an emergency. Responder NET provided Cardinal Glennon a simple PC
interface for easy staff sign-on, staff-to-patient assignments, and
customized patient/staff information displays - all on their network.
Tracer is a badge that when attached can be used to locate anyone or anything.
At Cardinal Glennon they utilized the tracer badge by attaching it to both the
staff and their emergency equipment. The benefit was that it allowed everyone
to have knowledge of the exact location of other staff and emergency equipment
at all times. The end result is increased productivity, communication and
faster response time in the event of an emergency.
In the new
OR’s Primary Systems implemented a two button process management system that has
essentially eliminated seven phone calls in the process of patient delivery and
exit. This innovative technology allows the following benefits with the push of
a button: this alerts Recovery a patient is coming, alerts Housekeeping that room
needs to be cleaned, notifies Central Supply and Charge Nurse that the surgery
is completed and to be ready for the next one. A second button is utilized when
housekeeping has completed cleaning the suite and has it ready for the next
patient. Given these improvements Cardinal Glennon was given a complete process
management system they were seeking.
Results 
- Increased
Efficiency
- Improved
Communications
- Improved Process
Management
- Enhanced
Patient Car
- Reduce
Noise Levels
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