SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- San Diego-based Skylight Healthcare Systems, an established leader in hospital patient communication technology, has formed new contract agreements to install its ACCESS(sm) Interactive Patient System at several top hospitals across the nation. The growing number of Skylight Healthcare partners confirms that hospital leaders recognize the significance of Skylight's ACCESS Interactive Patient System in creating enhanced, patient-centered experiences.
With Skylight's ACCESS System, standard hospital television monitors are transformed into multimedia centers, empowering patients with a direct connection to health education resources, hospital information, service requests and entertainment amenities. In addition, Intelligent Integration(tm) Best Practices provide caregivers with proactive, bi-directional communication guides, developed for events such as welcome messaging; room orientation protocols; patient safety, rights and responsibilities briefings; disease-specific and wellness education; patient experience feedback and preparing for discharge from the hospital. Each has shown to positively impact the healing environment, increasing overall patient, family member and staff satisfaction.
New Hospital Partners
Centegra Health System has signed agreements with Skylight Healthcare to install the ACCESS System in two of its facilities: Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry and Centegra Memorial Medical Center in Woodstock. Centegra has received prestigious recognition from AARP, HealthGrades and Fortune 100. Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals(r) by Evanston-based Solucient(r). Centegra's goal: To be the destination system in the Midwest providing the clinical quality of a Mayo Clinic and the service quality of a Ritz-Carlton by 2010.
Cape Cod Healthcare has also signed an agreement to install Skylight's ACCESS System at Cape Cod Hospital, recently chosen for the fifth time in nine years as one America's Top 100 hospitals. Cape Cod Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare services for its surrounding residents and was honored as one of four Massachusetts health care systems to excel beyond expectations in providing outstanding programs addressing the broader healthcare needs of their communities.
University of Tennessee Medical Center will install Skylight's ACCESS Interactive Patient System in its Knoxville, Tennessee facility. Named 'Among Top Hospitals' by the National Research Corporation and awarded with The Cancer Institute Program's "3-Year Approval with Commendation", UTMC is recognized for providing exceptional patient-centered care and healthcare support to residents of the East Tennessee region. In addition, UTMC remains at the forefront of research, technology and treatments.
The ACCESS System will also be installed at Riverside Community Hospital, known for providing quality and compassionate healthcare to the Greater Riverside and the Inland Empire communities since 1901. Riverside Community Hospital received the "2002 Top Company to Work for in the Inland Empire" Award by Business Press Newspaper. With its team of healthcare professionals, Riverside Community Hospital utilizes the most modern equipment and state-of-the-art technology to continue its commitment to the comprehensive delivery of high quality healthcare.
About Skylight Healthcare Systems
San Diego-based Skylight Healthcare Systems is the one of the fastest growing interactive patient communication system providers in the nation. Skylight's ACCESS(sm) Interactive Patient System is a patient room communication, education and entertainment network designed to provide an efficient platform for communicating hospital information, automating guest service requests, and recreating the comforts of home with hotel-like amenities. The ACCESS(sm) system's services include customized hospital content, including Intelligent Integration(tm); health education on demand; real-time patient survey applications; interactive, two-way communications; dietary menu services and more. State-of-the-art digital entertainment and communication services include feature film rentals, premium cable TV, music, high-speed Internet, e-mail access and interactive games. For more information about Skylight Healthcare Systems, please visit: www.skylight.com.