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Saint Thomas Health Services Acquires Emergency Notification
Technology
System will be utilized for emergency response in four area
hospitals
Nashville,
Tennessee
— Saint
Thomas Health Services of Nashville announced today they have
purchased technology to expedite communications in a crisis.
Communicator! NXT, developed by Dialogic Communications Corp.
(DCC), will ultimately enhance Saint Thomas’s response
capabilities and ensure safety and security for their 7,500
associates.
“Saint Thomas
Health Services strives to continuously improve our state of
readiness for all potential hazards that could impact our
ability to provide patient care and effect the safety of our
patients, staff and visitors,” said Chris Riddle, Chief Safety
Officer for Saint Thomas Health Services. “Communications
continue to be identified as the weakest link in response to
all disasters. We feel that [Dialogic] provides a product
that will help us to effectively notify and communicate with
key personnel during a disaster.”
Communicator! NXT
is the latest in web-based notification software from
Dialogic. It automates emergency and routine communications,
rapidly sending voice and text messages to all types of
devices, including phone, email, pager and fax. Communicator!
NXT is powered by Microsoft® .NET™ and SQL technologies.
With
Communicator! NXT, Saint Thomas Health Services will be able
to communicate with employees in four different facilities,
located in three cities, in only a matter of minutes. The
organization will also be able to send out routine messages,
which will improve daily information exchange within this
family of hospitals.
About Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas
Health Services is a faith-based ministry with 7,500
associates serving Middle Tennessee. The network consists of
four hospitals: Baptist and Saint Thomas Hospitals in
Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and
Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville. It is a member of
Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest
not-for-profit health system in the United States.
About Dialogic Communications Corporation
Dialogic
Communications Corporation (DCC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
PlantCML, is the leading provider of emergency notification
technology. The company’s on-premise and hosted critical
communications solutions are used by hundreds of public and
private operations everyday, ensuring their readiness for
virtually any emergency or routine situation. Dialogic was
established in 1982, and is located in Franklin, TN (a suburb
of Nashville). To learn more about the company’s complete
notification solution, call 800.723.3207 or visit
www.dccusa.com.
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