2006 UPHS Quality & Safety Winners

The Penn E-lert eICU® won a 2006 UPHS Quality & Safety award for its implementation of a critical care telemedicine system with smart data analysis and electronic documentation.

Congratulations to the entire Penn E-lert eICU® team:

• Bill Hanson, MD
• Frank Sites, MHA, RN
• Margie Fortino, MSN, RN
• Penn E-lert eICU® Data Coordinators
• Penn E-lert eICU® MDs
• Penn E-lert eICU® RNs

Penn E-lert Featured in "Advance for Nurses" Magazine

A critical care nurse arrives for her shift and begins the night by getting report. Next she assesses patients and uses the information gathered to direct the start of the shift for the physician working with her who arrives an hour later.

The nurse and the attending critical care physician spend the rest of their shift responding to alarms, tracking vital sign trends, responding to emergencies and requests for help, and assisting in the care of up to 53 intensive care unit (ICU) patients who reside at least four blocks away.

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