Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Hospital and Project Background

• Hospital and Technology Changes
  • New replacement facility designed for patient safety from conception through post opening
  • ***Repositioning from Rural to Suburban Hospital***
  • Several technical changes:
    • Pneumatic tube system
    • Nurse Call System
    • Wireless (IP) phone system
    • Wireless Workstation On Wheels (WOW, formerly COW)
    • Maternal Fetal Monitoring system
  • For many staff the first time in their careers of driving to a different location