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U.S. News &
World Report Names Sands Point Center for Health and
Rehabilitation as One of New York’s Top Nursing Home
PORT WASHINGTON, NY – March 16,
2009 – Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation,
of 1440 Port Washington Boulevard, in Port Washington,
was recently named as one of New York’s best nursing
homes, based on research into the facility’s health
inspection reports, nurse staffing and other individual
quality measures.
Sands
Point is one of very few for-profit nursing facilities
and one of the largest, listed on the report, issued on
March 11, 2009 and found on U.S. News & World Report’s
website,
http://health.usnews.com/sections/health/best-nursing-homes/index.html.
In
addition to this most recent national recognition, Sands
Point Center has also been nationally recognized for its
implementation of a new electronic medical records
system for patient medical records in the long-term care
setting, the receipt of a state grant to implement a
best practice program, known as “On-Time Quality
Improvement for Long Term Care,” and the recent launch
of their signature “Passport Rehabilitation” unit.
Our staff
is thrilled to receive this type of national recognition
for what many in our area have known for years,” stated
John Chowske, upon learning of the published report.
“Our staff, from our director of nurses Fran Regan,
right on down the line go out of their way to not only
provide the best quality care, but also the best quality
of service to our residents and their families,” added
Chowske. “We’ve received so many calls and notes over
the past few days from people in our industry and most
importantly, family members saying this recognition is
well-deserved and well-earned. It’s a great
feeling.”
For more
information on Sands Point Center for Health and
Rehabilitation, including short-term rehabilitative
stays, resident placement or employment opportunities,
please visit
www.SandsPointCenter.com, or contact John Chowske,
Administrator at 516-719-9400 for a personalized tour of
their facility.
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Sands Point Center, SigmaCare & Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solution
Deployed at 20 Long-Term Care Facilities
Sands Point Center Expects to
Realize a 450% ROI After Transitioning From Paper to
Electronic Medical Records Using Motorola’s Enterprise
Wireless Solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif. – 26 August 2008 – The Enterprise
Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today
announced that SigmaCare®, a leading provider
of point-of-care technology and professional services
for the long-term healthcare industry, is deploying
Motorola enterprise mobility solutions across 20
long-term care facilities – enabling improved staff
efficiency and quality of patient care. This deployment
is made possible by a recently issued $13.5 million
grant by the State of New York for the Quality of Care
Demonstration Project to help long-term care facilities
transition from paper-based documentation to electronic
medical records (EMR).
“Long-term care facilities are very demanding
technical environments. We selected Motorola’s
enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions and MC70
Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDAs) because these
innovative wireless technologies ensure the security,
resiliency and high performance needed to support our
critical mobile care applications,” said Steve Pacicco,
chief executive officer of SigmaCare. “Motorola delivers
a comprehensive end-to-end set of highly reliable
mobility solutions for healthcare, and the powerful
combination of Motorola and SigmaCare enables our
customers to focus on patients instead of paperwork.”
One of the facilities participating in the deployment
is Sands Point Center for Health & Rehabilitation, a
180-bed healthcare facility located in Port Washington,
NY. The center went live with the Motorola enterprise
mobility solution in October 2007 to increase the level
of personal interaction between clinicians and patients.
Because of improved documentation and efficiency gains,
Sands Point Center expects to realize a 450 percent
return on investment (ROI) over five years. The
anticipated revenue increase of $3.9 million over the
duration of the five-year contract is also projected to
increase the center’s valuation by more than $10.8
million.
To support the
SigmaCare mobile EMR system and enable always-on
wireless delivery of vital clinical applications
throughout each long-term care facility, SigmaCare
installed Motorola WS5100 Wireless Switches and AP300
Access Ports to provide enterprise-grade wireless
coverage, and Motorola MC70 EDAs that provide mobile
access to critical data. The system makes it possible
for physicians, nurses and the entire interdisciplinary
team to access patient information and other EMR data in
real-time at the point-of-care. This process
significantly improves documentation, decision-making
processes and patient care; reduces paperwork and
operational costs; and increases workflow efficiencies
and revenue. Looking ahead, Sands Point also plans to
implement the Motorola LS4278 barcode scanners for
medications during med pass.
“Before we installed the EMR system, it used to take
up to an hour for a physician to complete paperwork at
the end of the day,” said Fran Regan, director of
nursing at Sands Point Center. “With this technology,
you have all the information you need literally at your
fingertips. Now we have more time to dedicate to
delivering superior patient care because the paperwork
administration aspect of our job has been significantly
streamlined.”
Motorola enterprise WLAN solutions provide healthcare
organizations with a proven, reliable platform for
bringing mobile applications to the point of care, while
meeting HIPAA security requirements. Through its
end-to-end portfolio, including both WLAN and the MC70
EDAs, and seamless integration with partner products
such as SigmaCare, Motorola delivers complete mobility
solutions for hospitals, long-term care facilities and
physician offices.
“The combination of Motorola’s wireless LAN and
bedside mobile computers with SigmaCare’s EMR brings
tremendous gains to both patient safety and the ability
of caregivers to spend more time with their patients,”
said Jeff Schou, senior director, Global Healthcare
Solutions, Motorola Enterprise Mobility business. “The
Sands Point Center deployment clearly illustrates how
Motorola’s history of innovation in wireless and our
mobile computing product line benefit healthcare
facilities transitioning from paper to electronic
medical records systems. As enterprises across all
industries realize the strategic need to invest in
wireless infrastructures rather than continuing to
support both wired and wireless, Motorola’s enterprise
mobility portfolio is best positioned to help them
implement an all-wireless enterprise solution.”
Enterprise WLAN is part of Motorola’s portfolio of
innovative wireless broadband solutions and services
that complement and complete internet protocol (IP)
networks. Delivering IP coverage to virtually all spaces
both indoors and outdoors, the portfolio includes fixed
broadband, mesh, broadband over powerline, WiMAX and
enterprise WLAN solutions for private and public
networks.
About Sands Point Center
Sands Point Center for Health & Rehabilitation is the
premier healthcare facility on Long Island's “Gold
Coast.” Located in Port Washington, N.Y., Sands Point
focuses on a wide variety of specialty care programs in
an intimate, home-like setting. The center offers a
comprehensive array of short-term and post hospital
services including orthopedic rehabilitation,
specialized wound care, pulmonary treatment programs and
IV therapy. Sands Point also provides long-term care for
individuals in need of permanent skilled nursing
supported residence in a safe, comfortable and nurturing
environment. For more information, please visit http://www.SandsPointCenter.com.
About SigmaCare
SigmaCare® transforms the way facilities
manage the complexities of long-term care with mobile
electronic medical records (EMR), point-of-care clinical
decision support, and real-time management dashboards.
The company’s comprehensive suite of professional
services and proprietary implementation methodology
ensure maximum user adoption and continued clinical and
financial outcomes. SigmaCare helps customers gain
deeper insight into their operations by connecting the
dots within the facility and among external vendors and
providers so they can focus on what matters most –
delivering quality care. For more information about
SigmaCare, please visit http://www.sigmacare.com.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for
innovation in communications. The company develops
technologies, products and services that make mobile
experiences possible. Our portfolio includes
communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility
solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile
devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed
to delivering next generation communication solutions to
people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100
company with global presence and impact, Motorola had
sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information
about our company, our people and our innovations,
please visit http://www.motorola.com.
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