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Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, Maryland (Phase III)
- Savings of approximately $2million in avoided capital expenditures by opening needed medical beds rather than building telemetry beds
- Savings of more than $1million per year in staffing costs
CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ (Phase III)
- Telemetry beds required decreased from 54 to 42 while providing adequate clinically appropriate access
- Inappropriate telemetry admissions decreased from 18% to 1%
- Average waiting times for incoming patients (i.e. ED boarding) decreased from 18.2 hours to about 9 hours
- Telemetry length of stay decreased 31% from 4.4 days to just under 3 days
- Delays in discharging patients out of telemetry decreased from 8.3 hours to 3.5 hours on average
- Patient satisfaction increased from 56% to 73%
Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ (Phase III)
- Telemetry ALOS decreased by 6%
- Patient waiting time (i.e., average ED boarding time) decreased 56%
- $1.07 million cost reduction
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ (Phase III)
- Eliminated 26 telemetry beds, resulting in a savings of over $10 million per annum while reducing cost of care and improving quality of care
- Decreased ALOS of telemetry patients by one full day leading to fewer hospital-acquired infections
- Media coverage: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Sets New National Standard in Patient Movement, Saving Millions of Dollars, Creating More Efficient Patient Care >
Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ (Phase III)
- ED boarding time for ICU admissions decreased by 21%
- ICU ALOS decreased by over 14% from 3.5 to 3 days
- 40% reduction in mortality
- Waiting time of discharge- and transfer-ready patients in the ICU decreased by 34% and 84% respectively