Information flow is critical to health care. I think BlackBerry smartphones help us save lives because it makes sharing information much easier and improves the quality of our care. – Dr. Chris O'Connor, Director of Medical Informatics

Business Challenge

  • A regional centre for many specialties and a provincial centre for Cardiac Services
  • One of the busiest Emergency departments in Canada and the largest free-standing day surgery facility in North America
  • Needed a more efficient way for the clinical team to communicate
  • Wanted to be rid of pagers, loudspeaker pages and legwork

Solution

  • The hospital installed the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution
  • Gave 40 of its clinicians access to mobile email on BlackBerry® smartphones

Results

  • Faster delivery of medical care
  • Less intrusive method of communication
  • Reliable records reduced chances of error
  • Improved team communications and increased morale
Industry Life Sciences
Region Americas
Company Size Large Enterprise
Type of Solution Industry Specialists
Solution BlackBerry Enterprise Solution
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