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Franklin County Board of Health and Columbus Public Health Replace Less Sophisticated Emergency Notification System With 3n

Posted on: Thursday, 29 May 2008, 12:00 CDT

3n Global, the leading global emergency notification system provider, today announced that the Franklin County Board of Health and Columbus Public Health in Columbus, Ohio, have realized significant increases in efficiency and improved response capabilities with the 3n InstaCom(TM) emergency notification system. The two local health departments rolled out the 3n system more than a year ago to improve statewide interagency emergency communication during pandemic outbreaks.

The Franklin County Board of Health and Columbus Public Health work with local fire departments, police departments, hospitals and other agencies that mobilize resources in a pandemic outbreak or other health-related emergency. They had previously relied on a competing premise-based system to coordinate these resources, but quickly found that the system was not able to meet their needs in terms of speed, reliability, scalability or manageability and had several points of failure that put interagency communication at risk during a crisis. Even more importantly, it had become a major burden on the system administrators as it did not allow the individual responders to manage their own contact information within the system, resulting in extensive man-hours being exhausted to maintain a network of contact information that became outdated almost immediately.

The health departments began an extensive search and evaluation process for a new emergency notification system. After a thorough review of available notification solutions, decision-makers from the Franklin County Board of Health and Columbus Public Health chose the 3n InstaCom system to provide the backbone for their emergency communications to interagency stakeholders.

According to Kimberly J. Smith, Health Communications Specialist with the Franklin County Board of Health, "Nobody compared to 3n. It was an easy decision."

"Migrating to the 3n InstaCom system has dramatically increased the efficiency of our organization as well as strengthened the processes we use to communicate with first responder agencies of all types in our area," added Smith. "If a pandemic or flu outbreak were to hit, it would be essential for us to have a reliable communication infrastructure available to aid in our response efforts. Residents depend on us to safeguard their lives, so it is important that we have a system as dependable as 3n's."

The 3n InstaCom system proved so successful through rollout, initial testing and quarterly reviews that the Franklin County Board of Health and Columbus Public Health are further expanding their use of the system.

"3n understands the enormous pressure and responsibilities public health agencies face during a crisis," said Cinta Putra, CEO of 3n. "We are committed to providing organizations such as the Franklin County Board of Health and Columbus Public Health, whose sole purpose is to safeguard the health and wellbeing of their constituents, with an emergency notification solution they can rely on in their moment of need. Their work saves countless lives; we are happy to provide them with the most advanced tools available to accomplish their goals."

About 3n(R) Global

3n is the leading global provider of mass notification solutions to Global 2000 corporations, healthcare systems, colleges and universities, and government agencies and municipalities. Organizations in more than 70 countries worldwide rely on 3n for daily operational and emergency notification needs. 3n's innovative and powerful mass notification system is the most advanced, efficient and easy-to-use on the market today, enabling organizations to respond rapidly and effectively to crises and achieve considerable bottom-line savings. For more information about 3n, visit www.3nonline.com/pr or call toll-free at 1-888-366-4911.

 Linda Souza 3n Global 818-230-9700 Email Contact

SOURCE: 3n Global

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