Adventist Medical Center-Hanford Selects GetWellNetwork to Improve Patient Care

BETHESDA, MD–(Marketwire – July 28, 2010) –  GetWellNetwork, Inc., the leader in interactive patient care, today welcomed new customer Adventist Medical Center-Hanford located in Hanford, California. The hospital will implement the GetWellNetwork solution hospital-wide and go live this fall. 

Adventist Health/Central Valley Network is the first organization in the region to offer the GetWellNetwork interactive patient care system to its patients. The GetWellNetwork solution enables clinicians and hospital staff to more actively engage patients and their families in the care process by using the bedside TV to provide them with information specific to their condition, medication, treatment and discharge procedures.

“GetWellNetwork goes beyond patient entertainment to create an environment that empowers patients and their families to be truly involved in their care,” said Kristen Johnson, MHA, BSN, RN, vice president of Patient Care Services, Adventist Medical Center-Hanford. “Hospitals that have implemented the GetWellNetwork solution have raised patient satisfaction, improved patient safety and quality, and reduced hospital costs. We are excited to offer the GetWellNetwork system in our hospital.”

In the first phase, the hospital will offer patients satellite TV channels, HBO movies, 74 games, high quality Internet browsing capabilities, as well as a variety of hospital information and resources such as visiting hours, cafeteria menu, maps, chaplain services, hospital services and staff information.

In the second phase of the implementation, beginning in 2011, the hospital will look to offer additional features such as:

• Personalized information on the home screen such as the patient’s primary physician, the nurse on duty and other clinical providers, in English and Spanish;

• Patient Pathways to actively send messages to patients to complete medication teaching, answer patient satisfaction surveys, learn about discharge instructions, and more; 

• Patients may also be asked to “nominate” their favorite nurse or doctor through an electronic comment card prior to discharge; and

• The hospital expects to implement the pain management capability that prompts patients to rate their level of pain at set intervals, and program the system to turn on healing video content such as soothing nature scenes.

About GetWellNetwork
GetWellNetwork, Inc. uses the bedside TV to entertain, educate and empower hospital patients and caregivers to be more actively engaged in their care. This patient-centered approach improves both satisfaction and outcomes for patients and hospitals. GetWellNetwork is the leader in interactive patient care solutions and exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association. More information about GetWellNetwork can be found at www.GetWellNetwork.com.

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