Bay Networks Implements Enterprise-Wide Healthcare Information Network for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Strategic Insights -

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has implemented a cutting-edge, enterprise-wide healthcare information network, powered by Bay Networks' high-performance networking equipment and system integration services. This advanced network infrastructure facilitates seamless communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care. By leveraging Bay Networks' internetworking solutions, the hospital has created a highly scalable and manageable network that integrates voice, data, and image technology, supporting a wide range of multimedia applications and services.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has implemented a comprehensive, enterprise-wide healthcare information network, powered by Bay Networks' high-performance networking equipment and system integration services.
  • The network infrastructure will facilitate communication and collaboration among up to 3,800 users across multiple medical facilities and office locations, supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care.
  • The network integrates voice, data, and image technology, supporting a wide range of multimedia applications and services, including patient data, diagnostic images, business applications, and Internet services.
  • The implementation was completed in less than 6 months, demonstrating the speed and efficiency of Bay Networks' system integration services.
  • M.J. Evenson, manager of technical services at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, stated that the integration of Bay Networks' internetworking solutions and expertise resulted in a highly scalable and manageable healthcare information network that optimizes the availability of medical and administrative information.
  • Bay Networks' multiprotocol Access Node (AN) and Access Stack Node (ASN) routers will enable remote site users to access the information network and transport clinical data and medical images across mixed media environments.
  • The hospital has standardized on Bay Networks' Sun Sparcstation-based Optivity network management system to manage its multiple hub devices, providing for complete systems-level control and configuration management.

Statistics:

  • Up to 3,800 users will gain access to the network, facilitating communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals.
  • The network will support a wide range of multimedia applications and services, including patient data, diagnostic images, business applications, and Internet services.
  • Bay Networks' system integration services completed the implementation in less than 6 months.
  • The hospital expects to add Ethernet switching to support additional network bandwidth, performance, and management requirements in the future.

Sources:

  • Bay Networks, Inc. press release (July 24, 1995)
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