Six Wisconsin hospitals were named to the 2010 list of “Most Wired” hospitals in the nation in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee; Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital, Weston; Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Sac; ThedaCare, Appleton; the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison; and the UWHP Watertown Regional Medical Center were all among the 100 honored.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau also was named to the list of 25 “Most Improved” hospitals, with Sauk Prairie Memorial among the 25 “Most Wireless” and Door County Memorial Hospital in Sturgeon Bay named one of the 25 “Most Wired” in the Small and Rural category.
“Making sure our state’s hospitals have access to the best technologies available is a key component in providing the best possible care to Wisconsin residents in an efficient and cost-effective way,” Thad Nation, executive director of Wired Wisconsin, said in a statement. “To have so many state facilities on this list means we’re on the right track towards ensuring quality health care is available for residents across the state.”
The “Most Wired” list was based on surveys completed by hospitals across the country. Organizations were ranked based on their implementation and use of technology in four areas: infrastructure, business and administrative management, clinical quality and safety, and care continuum.