New Phoenix Children’s Hospital Emergency Department & Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center Offers Philips Solutions for Connect...
September 21 2017 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
Building on a long term strategic partnership, Phoenix
Children’s Hospital adopts advanced Philips solutions in diagnostic
imaging, patient care monitoring and informatics solutions
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA), a global leader in health
technology, and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, a U.S. News and World
Report “Best Children’s Hospital,” today announced the opening of a
new Emergency Department (ED) and Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center,
which will feature connected solutions from Philips. In its
15-year, long-term, strategic agreement, Phoenix Children’s
collaborates with Philips to further drive clinical excellence and
improve the patient and staff experience. The new, $40 million,
42,000-square-foot ED, will dramatically increase Phoenix
Children’s emergency and trauma care capacity while meeting the
demands of Arizona’s burgeoning pediatric population.
Phoenix Children’s new ED and Trauma Center offers access to the
full breadth and depth of Philips’ advanced medical solutions for
the emergency environment, including imaging systems in computed
tomography (CT), digital radiography, ultrasound and IntelliVue
patient monitors that allow a clinician to see lab results right
from a patient’s bedside. It is the second pediatric hospital in
the nation, and the fourth in the world, to offer access to Philips
IQon Spectral CT scanner, which provides critical imaging of
traumatic injuries, tumors, vascular structures and infections with
a single CT scan, thereby allowing earlier diagnosis and helping
providers refine their treatment strategy.
“Traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death among Arizona
children between the ages of 1 and 16, which is why highly
specialized emergency and trauma services are some of the biggest
priorities for our team,” said Dr. Richard Towbin, Chief of
Radiology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “We are fortunate to work
with a partner like Philips who understands the complexity of
treating children. With cutting edge technology like the IQon
Spectral CT, we can make quicker diagnoses with very low-dose,
highly detailed scans. Our new center paired with these
technologies will help us continue to safely monitor and examine
patients, and ultimately save the lives of more children.”
Phoenix Children’s original ED and Trauma Center was designed to
treat 22,000 children annually, but saw more than 83,000 patients
last year alone. With Arizona’s expanding population, the Hospital
strategically planned for the needs of this growing community,
building the new center with the capacity to accommodate 100,000
patients each year.
“Phoenix Children’s ED and Trauma Center is one of the busiest
pediatric centers nationwide, which made it very important for them
to gather insights from clinical teams while researching usage and
workflow,” said Brent Shafer, CEO of Philips North America. “By
utilizing new, relevant, connected solutions and services from
Philips in their ED and Trauma Center, Phoenix Children’s will
expand its high standards of care to meet the growing pediatric
needs of the community, providing a better experience for its
patients and clinical teams. The Hospital’s teams are at the
frontier of using technology to make a meaningful difference in
local communities, breaking down organizational boundaries and
moving closer to seamless care.”
Recent research from Philips and the George Washington
University School of Medicine & Health Sciences reveals key ED
insights, including how access to primary care can lower ED usage.
Phoenix Children’s agrees with the findings in this research, and
has made investments in its ED and Trauma Center, as well as its
accountable care organization, Phoenix Children’s Care Network
(PCCN). PCCN is an alliance of more
than 1,000 pediatric primary care providers and specialists from
across the state committed to providing Arizona children the care
they need to live healthy lives and avoid more trips to the ED. The
full Philips research report is available for
download here.
The ED and Trauma Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital is open
to the public as of September 20, 2017.
For more information on the full suite of Philips clinical
informatics and imaging solutions being utilized in the new ED,
visit this website and follow @Philips.
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA) is a leading health
technology company focused on improving people's health and
enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy
living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care.
Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and
consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in
the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging,
image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as
well as in consumer health and home care. Philips' health
technology portfolio generated 2016 sales of EUR 17.4 billion and
employs approximately 71,000 employees with sales and services in
more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only children’s
hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s Best
Children’s Hospitals. Phoenix Children's provides world-class
inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to
children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. As
one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, Phoenix
Children’s provides care across more than 75 pediatric specialties.
The Hospital is poised for continued growth in quality patient
care, research and medical education. For more information about
the hospital, visit http://www.phoenixchildrens.org.
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