Creating a Destination Medical Center at
Susquehanna Health
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“By integrating communications, IT, medical systems and building
technologies, Susquehanna Health and Siemens plan to create a
facility solution that will lower costs, improve patient care and safety,
enhance workflow, reduce medical errors, decrease patient processing
time and create a seamless system.”
– Steven P. Johnson, President and CEO
PROFILE
Susquehanna Health, comprised of The Williamsport
Hospital & Medical Center, Divine Providence Hospital
and Muncy Valley Hospital, serves patients within
an 11-county region of north central Pennsylvania.
Long recognized as a healthcare leader, Susquehanna
Health offers a broad array of services that include
major centers for heart and vascular, cancer
treatment, physical rehabilitation, urological and
gastrointestinal services, and orthopedics.
part of its business strategy. Technology will be
thoughtfully applied to every facet of their clinical
and business operations – integrating people,
processes, technology, and cultural elements.
Susquehanna Health has a total of 275 licensed
acute beds, 22 bassinets and 138 long term care
beds in the Skilled Nursing Unit and performs
16,000 outpatient surgeries its Divine Providence
Hospital annually. The medical staff of 210 active
physicians in 50 specialties treats approximately
14,000 annual admissions.
Project 2012 includes the expansion of the longstanding relationship between Susquehanna Health
and Siemens. The new alliance provides a framework
for co-governance of the relationship throughout
the 10-year term. The integration of Siemens
products, solutions, services, and know-how offers
Susquehanna Health additional capabilities to
improve workflow and patient outcomes, reduce
healthcare costs, and enable clinicians to rapidly
provide personalized patient treatment. Siemens
is unique in its ability to provide solutions across a
broad spectrum of healthcare technology to support
Susquehanna Health’s intentions.
SUSQUEHANNA HEALTH VISION
To create the ‘healthiest region in the United
States’ while delivering high quality care to its
community.
In 2006, Susquehanna Health launched Project 2012, an
initiative to redevelop its current campus locations with
new and updated facilities that will create the kind of
“regional destination center” for health services.
Plans call for major enhancements to all three
campuses of Susquehanna Health. Some of the
highlights include: an expanded and renovated
Cancer Center at Divine Providence Hospital, private
patient rooms at Muncy Valley Hospital and The
Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center, a new main
entrance at The Williamsport Hospital & Medical
Center and expansion of patient care areas such
as the Operating Rooms, Emergency Department,
Imaging, Lab and Heart and Vascular Services.
SIEMENS SOLUTIONS
To partner and jointly plan, design and
implement an integrated solution for planned
facility upgrades and enhancements to achieve
Susquehanna Health‘s strategic vision.
SHARED INTENTION OF ALLIANCE
Susquehanna Health, already well positioned to
offer patients superior care, continues to advance
toward its goal of providing fully integrated
healthcare. When complete, the campus will
include Siemens medical equipment, healthcare
IT, automation technologies, energy efficiency
equipment, and more. The resulting integrated
health system will give the Susquehanna Health
team the information they need, when they need it,
allowing their patients to be treated with the highest
quality of care at every point along the continuum.
Susquehanna Health believes that the true digital
hospital relies on the promise of technology, and
that the integration of communications, IT, medical
systems and building technologies are an integral
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