Panasonic Case Study: Gaston Memorial Hospital

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Gaston Memorial Hospital is a 435-bed, independentnot-for-profit hospital that serves its communityin North Carolina. The hospital provides anexpansive, surgical suite with all the latestadvancements. And like many other hospitals,Gaston has decided to add mobile PCs toimprove the quality of care their patients receivefrom their hospital. That’s why Gaston Memorialchose to deploy the ultra-portable PanasonicToughbook® MDWDs (Mobile Data WirelessDisplay) to Emergency Room staff. Paul Piendle,an emergency physician for Gaston Memorial,explains, “Obviously you become very dependentupon your equipment, as we are at Gaston Memorial,and if that equipment were to go down we haveto revert to a much slower paper-based systemfor tracking patients, retrieving lab tests, etc.”

Gaston Memorial Hospital is a 435-bed, independent not-for-profit hospital that serves its community in North Carolina. The hospital provides an expansive, surgical suite with all the latest advancements. And like many other hospitals, Gaston has decided to add mobile PCs to improve the quality of care their patients receive from their hospital. That’s why Gaston Memorial chose to deploy the ultra-portable Panasonic Toughbook® MDWDs (Mobile Data Wireless Display) to Emergency Room staff. Paul Piendle, an emergency physician for Gaston Memorial, explains, “Obviously you become very dependent upon your equipment, as we are at Gaston Memorial, and if that equipment were to go down we have to revert to a much slower paper-based system for tracking patients, retrieving lab tests, etc.”

Toughbooks are ideal for healthcare personnel because they offer instant connectivity and can handle extreme environments. “The MDWD allows you to work at the patient’s bedside.

Basically it is a small device that you can carry around with you that makes you portable throughout the entire department. You don’t have to search for a computer that is available to use. You can carry [a Toughbook MDWD] in your pocket and it is always available,” states Robert Lockhart, systems coordinator for Gaston Memorial.

Panasonic Toughbooks have magnesium alloy cases and shock-mounted hard drives to protect against drops and shocks. They also provide customers with wearable and handheld mobile PCs designed to withstand spills and dust that often occur in healthcare settings. Piendle adds, “Computer portability helps healthcare professionals provide a higher level of patient care. The added durability of the Toughbook keeps the everyday splashes and jolts from causing major headaches.” That’s why Toughbooks are becoming a lifesaver for healthcare professionals and the patients they serve.

For more information about Panasonic’s full line of Toughbook mobile PCs for healthcare:

call: 1-800-662-3537, option 8

email: healthcare@p2c2.com

visit: panasonic.com/toughbook/healthcare