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University of Colorado Hospital Teams With NEC to Accommodate Growth and Enhance Patient Care for Its New Anschutz Medical Campus

Posted on: Monday, 2 July 2007, 09:22 CDT

NEC Unified Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP and data communications, has implemented a hybrid IP/TDM telephony communications network at the University of Colorado Hospital's (UCH) new Anschutz Medical Campus. The new communications network provides the hospital with enhanced patient care and accommodates the future growth of Colorado's largest medical services and research facility.

During the weekend of June 15 -- 17, NEC's onsite technicians and members of its Volunteer Services Group assisted hospital staff in moving equipment and providing technical support during the move from UCH's Ninth Avenue Campus to the new Anschutz Medical Campus. This included completing implementation of the NEC communications system in the new location without disrupting service for patients and caregivers. Throughout the weekend, volunteers and staff ensured a seamless transition between the facilities, upheld UCH's standard of superior patient care and enabled the new campus to begin full operations on June 18.

"The Anschutz Medical Campus represents the University of Colorado's vision for the future of healthcare," said Joe Bajek, Director of Information Technology, University of Colorado Hospital. "NEC's volunteers and onsite technicians ensured our staff and patients experienced the least disruption possible during our transition to the new campus. We look forward to leveraging NEC's communications capabilities to further enhance our patient experience in this new state-of-the-art facility."

UCH has installed NEC's UNIVERGE NEAX 2400 IPX and UNIVERGE NEAX 2000 IPS to meet the communication needs of patients and hospital staff. In addition, the Anschutz Medical Campus also deployed NEC's UNIVERGE SV7000 to provide enhanced IP services to more than 2000 staff members and over 300 patient rooms in the hospital. This includes NEC's DtermIP deskset and MH140h.

UCH, a long-time NEC customer, is the Rocky Mountain region's leading academic medical center. It has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in the US and is best known as an innovator in patient care. The Anschutz Medical Campus represents the future of health care, health sciences education and research for UCH with an estimated 2.3 million gross square feet of education, patient care and research space.

"We value the partnership and long-standing relationship NEC has with the University of Colorado Hospital," said Paul Covington, vice president, Operations, NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. "The newly opened Anschutz Medical Campus reflects the organization's continued commitment to excellence in patient care, education and research. We are pleased have the opportunity to help meet these objectives, by providing communication resources to meet the needs of hospital staff and patients."

About The University of Colorado Hospital

The University of Colorado Hospital is the Rocky Mountain region's leading academic medical center, and has been recognized as one of the United States' best hospitals, according to U.S.News & World Report. It is best known as an innovator in patient care and often as one of the first hospitals to bring new medicine to patients' bedsides. Located in Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., the hospital is affiliated with the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, one of three universities in the University of Colorado system. For more information, visit the Web site at www.uch.edu or the UCDHSC Newsroom at http://www.uchsc.edu/news.

About NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.

NEC Unified Solutions Inc., a global leader in VoIP and data communications for the enterprise and small-medium business, delivers an innovative suite of products, applications and services that help customers achieve business value through technology. NEC Unified Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America, offers a complete portfolio of solutions for wireless, unified communications, voice, data and management services, and an open migration path to protect investments. NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. serves Fortune 1000 customers across the globe in vertical markets such as hospitality, education, government and healthcare. For more information, visit www.necunified.com.

UNIVERGE and NEAX are registered trademark of NEC Corporation

Source: Business Wire

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