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Hospital Enhances Surgical Environment Efficiency

By HospiMedica International staff writers
Posted on 16 Sep 2014
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Image: St. John\'s Hospital in Springfield (IL, USA) (Photo courtesy of St. John\'s Hospital).
Image: St. John\'s Hospital in Springfield (IL, USA) (Photo courtesy of St. John\'s Hospital).
St. John's Hospital (Springfield, IL, USA) has equipped its 16 operating rooms (ORs) with integrated digital surgical suites (IDSS).

Designed by Black Diamond Video (BDV; Richmond, CA, USA), the IDSS will help the hospital improve operative visualization and collaboration with high definition (HD) surgical video routing, image capture and recording, room-to-room video conferencing, and live streaming, among others. The hospital's 11 general ORs, three advanced educational suites, and two neurosurgery rooms will now include the Clarity Package suite of tools, designed to further enhance patient care and procedural efficiency.

The BVD Clarity Package suite comprises Nurse Core View and Physician Remote View, which will help the hospital monitor patients and obtain real-time status through a HL7 messaging system. A further tool in the Clarity Package is the BDV Clarity Media Repository application, which will help clinicians archive and securely review surgical images and recordings after their procedures.

“Surgical staff will be able to view surgical video in high definition on large displays within the OR, and stream or conference this video to remote destinations for instant consultation or teaching,” said Charish Gibson, RN, BSN, St. John's Hospital orthopedic surgery manager. “From an immediate cost savings perspective, we are looking for the Media Repository to make an immediate impact by significantly reducing our printer ink and photo paper costs.”

“Surgical staff will be able to view surgical video in high definition on large displays within the OR, and stream or conference this video to remote destinations for instant consultation or teaching,” said Edward Priest, founder and CEO of Black Diamond Video. “We're pleased to be able to assist St. John's Hospital as they continue to find ways to enhance patient treatment and experience.”

St. John’s Hospital, founded in 1875, has 457 licensed beds and is a primary teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU). St. John's is a member of the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS; Clear Lake, IL, USA), a Franciscan Roman Catholic healthcare mission sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. HSHS is present at 13 local systems in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.

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Black Diamond Video
Hospital Sisters Health System


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