In 2008, Staff Sgt. Matthew Sims, a combat medic in Iraq, suffered injuries from an IED, endured a broken neck, fractured cervical vertebrae and femur, and a shot to the head by an AK-47. He survived, receiving treatment at a variety of facilities in the combat zone and stateside. His medical information followed him. The data captured in MC4 helped medical staff continue his care, aiding his swift road to recovery—and a Purple Heart. Read More
In 2008, Staff Sgt. Matthew Sims, a combat medic in Iraq, suffered injuries from an IED, endured a broken neck, fractured cervical vertebrae and femur, and a shot to the head by an AK-47. He survived, receiving treatment at a variety of facilities in the combat zone and stateside. His medical information followed him. The data captured in MC4 helped medical staff continue his care, aiding his swift road to recovery—and a Purple Heart. Read More
“The data captured by medical personnel in theater prevented him from slipping through the cracks here in the states,” claims Carolyn Driver, a nurse and case manager with the Fort Benning Warrior Transition Brigade. “Without access to this individual’s electronic medical record, we would have never known about the previous blast injury.” Read More
An IED blast sent an Army major to the nearest combat support hospital in Afghanistan, then medevac’ed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, and finally to the North Chicago VA Medical Center in Illinois, but not before his medical records arrived. With his medical information captured in MC4, his medical team claimed, “it made all of the difference with the speed and coordination of his care.” Read More
Maj. Andy Ingalsbe led numerous humanitarian missions throughout Southwest Asia, including digging wells, repairing schools and delivering supplies, before he was shot by a sniper in Afghanistan. Providers at Walter Reed benefited from his complete medical history digitally documented in MC4. Read More