Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty ltd., a technology company, announced that it has signed a technology services agreement to design, build and maintain a portion of the information, communication and technology (ICT) systems for the South Australia Government's digital hospital in Adelaide, Australia.
The new Royal Adelaide Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 800-bed hospital is a public-private collaborative project. The hospital enables clinical staff to deliver better patient care and will cost the state government less to run the nonclinical support services.
HP’s applications and technology has an important role in this advanced hospital in Australia. The new Royal Adelaide Hospital is the first facility to use version 2.0 of the HP Digital Hospital Solution. This set of technologies and services replaces single-function systems with a comprehensive solution that aligns technology with operational and patient requirements.
HP will integrate the new Royal Adelaide's in-building systems with the South Australia Government's enterprise-level health patient admission and medical records applications. The solution automates clinical and facilities management workflows.
HP will provide an integrated solution built on HP Converged Infrastructure to provide high availability by using virtualized, clustered and dual-redundant systems. The integrated solution will link the South Australia Government's enterprise systems with critical hospital systems including. It includes building engineering systems, such as building automation and security systems, providing critical alerts to clinical staff; Automatically Guided Vehicle (AGV) System; Communications Systems, such as the IP PABX; and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), used for patient and equipment tracking.
"With the cost of healthcare and patient numbers on the rise worldwide, South Australia is getting ahead of the dire need for better care delivered more efficiently to keep up with the growing demand from its citizens," states Alan Bennett, vice president, Enterprise Services, HP South Pacific. "
HP is qualified to leverage technology across markets, improving operational efficiency and enabling care coordination to help the new Royal Adelaide Hospital improve patient outcomes and be a leader in healthcare information technology innovation," Bennett adds.
Anamika Singh is a contributing editor for HealthTechZone. To read more of Anamika's articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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