Major Dutch Hospital Chooses Ascom Communication Solution

Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST), a new 670-bed hospital in the Dutch city of Enschede, has chosen Ascom Unite as its communication platform. The Ascom Unite solution integrates and centrally manages a range of the hospital’s vital information and communications systems such as nurse call and critical alarms.

Integration and centralized administration capabilities were key factors behind MST’s choice of Ascom Unite. Diane Ran, project manager at MST, explains: "While building the new hospital and its outreach facilities we started envisaging a central communication platform capable of routing all critical alarms. Moreover, the platform needed to be user-friendly, flexible, reliable and easily scalable.”

MST also chose the smart Ascom Myco smartphone, a handset specially developed for use in a demanding healthcare environment. Because the Ascom Myco and all the vendor-independent source systems form part of the central Ascom Unite platform, MST can prioritize each message or alert, and via the Ascom Myco help ensure the right information goes to the right people at the right places. Such seamless, mobile information flows can help optimize clinical workflows, freeing up more time for face-to-face interaction between caregivers and patients.

"We are of course delighted that MST has chosen the Ascom Unite communication platform,” says Harry Wassens, Sales Director of Ascom Benelux. "MST showcases the solution’s many integration options, and demonstrates how different individual components can reinforce each other.”

Wassens is also keen to underline Ascom’s ongoing involvement with MST. "We’re more than a technology partner. We do, and will continue to play an active on-site role, helping to support the development of this amazing healthcare facility.”

About Ascom

Ascom is a global solutions provider focused on healthcare ICT and mobile workflow solutions. The vision of Ascom is to close digital information gaps allowing for the best possible decisions – anytime and anywhere. Ascom’s mission is to provide mission-critical, real-time solutions for highly mobile, ad hoc, and time-sensitive environments. Ascom uses its unique product and solutions portfolio and software architecture capabilities to devise integration and mobilization solutions that provide truly smooth, complete and efficient workflows for healthcare as well as for industry, security and retail sectors.

Ascom is headquartered in Baar (Switzerland), has subsidiaries in 15 countries and employs around 1,300 people worldwide. Ascom registered shares (ASCN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich.

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