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Customer Case Study
Minneapolis Medical Center Prepares for Next-Generation
Mobility
Mobility
Hennepin County Medical Center improves patient care services with Cisco 802.11n
support for bandwidth-rich services.
support for bandwidth-rich services.
Challenge
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Located at the heart of the Twin Cities, Hennepin
County Medical Center (HCMC) is a nationally
recognized comprehensive academic medical center
and public hospital. For the last 12 years, U.S News
County Medical Center (HCMC) is a nationally
recognized comprehensive academic medical center
and public hospital. For the last 12 years, U.S News
& World Report
has ranked the center among
America’s Best Hospitals for its outstanding medical
care. As a Level 1 Trauma Center with the largest
emergency department in Minnesota, the center is
also known for its state-of-the art critical care facility.
According to Phillip Gill, I.T./Bioelectronics manager
at Hennepin County Medical Center, “HCMC has
always remained ahead of evolving healthcare
needs by taking advantage of the latest technology
advances.”
care. As a Level 1 Trauma Center with the largest
emergency department in Minnesota, the center is
also known for its state-of-the art critical care facility.
According to Phillip Gill, I.T./Bioelectronics manager
at Hennepin County Medical Center, “HCMC has
always remained ahead of evolving healthcare
needs by taking advantage of the latest technology
advances.”
In 2006, the hospital deployed a Cisco
®
Unified
Wireless Network to improve the quality and
efficiency of patient care. “With 446 beds and more
than 500,000 patients treated annually, we wanted
to provide mobile nurses and physicians with the
ability to connect instantly to information and clinical
resources at the point of care,” says Kevin Murphy,
HCMC’s I.T. infrastructure director.
efficiency of patient care. “With 446 beds and more
than 500,000 patients treated annually, we wanted
to provide mobile nurses and physicians with the
ability to connect instantly to information and clinical
resources at the point of care,” says Kevin Murphy,
HCMC’s I.T. infrastructure director.
After experiencing some of the benefits of the
wireless network, the hospital wanted to take greater
advantage of the technology to provide integrated
wireless network, the hospital wanted to take greater
advantage of the technology to provide integrated
mobiles services to the clinical staff. “In most hospitals, the Biomedical group is responsible for
maintaining and servicing all of the patient care equipment, such as telemetry and radiology
machines. But this equipment runs on a separate wireless network that does not interact with the
infrastructure that supports the mobile devices of the clinical staff,” says Gill. As the hospital
continued to deploy the latest in mobile healthcare equipment, HCMC realized it needed to create a
new model that could support seamless wireless coverage throughout its facilities.
maintaining and servicing all of the patient care equipment, such as telemetry and radiology
machines. But this equipment runs on a separate wireless network that does not interact with the
infrastructure that supports the mobile devices of the clinical staff,” says Gill. As the hospital
continued to deploy the latest in mobile healthcare equipment, HCMC realized it needed to create a
new model that could support seamless wireless coverage throughout its facilities.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
● Healthcare
● Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
● 4500 employees
● Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
● 4500 employees
CHALLENGE
● Improve hospital-wide communication,
productivity, and patient care
● Increase bandwidth and RF coverage to
support next-generation mobile applications
and communication systems that improve
clinical workflow
and communication systems that improve
clinical workflow
● Implement a unified wireless network
supporting the needs of an integrated
biomedical and IT department
biomedical and IT department
SOLUTION
● Unified wireless network simplified
management and facilitated 802.11n upgrade
● 802.11n access points support a wide range
of bandwidth-intensive mobile devices and
services over one secure unified wireless
infrastructure
services over one secure unified wireless
infrastructure
● Wireless control system enables easy location
of RF equipment throughout the hospital
RESULTS
● Improved staff communication, as well as
accuracy, efficiency, and safety of patient care
through increased bandwidth and coverage
from 802.11n deployment
through increased bandwidth and coverage
from 802.11n deployment
● Increased responsiveness of mobile clinicians
and helped ensure business continuity by
enhancing network reliability
enhancing network reliability
● Improved management efficiency of the
wireless network, maximizing Biomedical and
IT resources
IT resources