TORONTO, March 31 /CNW/ - Medworxx, the makers of a strategic software platform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge, announced the General Availability of their Emergency Readiness System (ERS). The product will initially be implemented at a strategic group of hospitals, health centers, and emergency management regions who are all part of Medworxx' Early Adopter program for ERS. Medworxx has sold ERS to five customers (four in the US and one in Canada) who are currently implementing the solution. Medworxx ERS is a web-based platform designed to enhance a hospital's resiliency in the face of disasters and every day emergencies.
"Medworxx provides a tool box of resources for hospital emergency managers to more effectively organize their increasingly complex responsibilities," said Dr. Carl Goodman, Director Disaster & Emergency at Brookehaven Medical Center in New York. Medworxx ERS maximizes efficiency and flexibility in a hospital's current Mitigation, Preparation, Response and Recovery cycle by enhancing collaboration, cooperation and communication within and between facilities.
"Our health region looks forward to being one of the first to implement this software to improve the way we communicate and manage our emergencies and disasters," said Ian Turner, Quality Management Supervisor, Emergency Medical Services in Palliser Health Region, located in south-eastern Alberta. "The software will allow the Palliser Health Region to provide a vast amount of information to staff, physicians, media, and public, as well as tracking and recording capabilities throughout the spectrum of a disaster, from preparedness to recovery. This software program will be an incredibly valuable resource to help protect the people within our region."
The early adopters will be playing an active role in helping to guide, define and test product functionality, workflow, and enhancements to the Medworxx ERS, including areas such as tracking of resources, skills, exercises and drills, and providing readiness assessment reports. The early adopters will also be founding members of the Medworxx Emergency Readiness System Product Advisory Group.
"ERS is an exciting addition to the Medworxx product suite," said Dan Matlow, President and CEO, Medworxx. "It is built on our existing, proven platform that is in place at over 250 hospitals across North America. Medworxx ERS will provide hospital management and emergency preparedness teams with the tools they will need to ensure the hospital is fully prepared for emergencies - addressing the Joint Commission mandated all-hazards approach to emergency management as well as being NIMS, ICS, and HICS compatible."
About Medworxx
Founded in 2004 and publicly traded on the Toronto Venture Exchange, Medworxx (MWX: TSXV) makes a strategic software platform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Medworxx products are used by more than 400,000 people at over 250 hospitals across North America. Medworxx: our market is healthcare, our vertical is knowledge. For more information, visit www.medworxx.com.
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