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Rural Maryland Hospitals Form Unprecedented Collaborative to Improve Patient Care
Date:4/28/2008

atient conditions 24/7 remotely, through video and audio technology combined with intelligent monitoring and alarm systems. While maintaining patient privacy, the eICU's remote center closely monitors patients for any physical change, immediately alerting local caregivers and recommending corrective action.

"In addition to patient care, safety and satisfaction, the eICU(R) Program provides ICU nurses with immediate access to a critical care physician during off hours," said Zubrow. "This reduces stress and improves nurse retention in this very intense environment. Also, it improves physician satisfaction and lifestyle as it allows for fewer sleep interruptions. Sleep deprived physicians tend to be more fatigued, less productive, and prone to errors."

Made possible by a $3 million grant from CareFirst, the Maryland eCare initiative uniquely brings together resources from insurers and rural hospitals. Independently, participating hospitals would not be able to bring this technology to their communities.

Chet Burrell, CareFirst President and CEO said, "CareFirst aims to serve as a catalyst for improving health care throughout the region we serve. Our support of the eICU initiative will foster better care at the most critical moments of recovery for CareFirst members and others who receive care in the participating hospitals."

Participating hospitals include Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin; Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick; Civista Medical Center, LaPlata; Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury; St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown; and Washington County Health System, Hagerstown, which collectively admit more than 66,000 patients every year.

Maryland eCare's remote monitoring center will be based at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Delaware. Christiana Care has expertise in utilizing this technology in its two hospitals with a total of four ICUs. In November 2005, Christiana Care was the first health system
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