SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skylight Healthcare Systems®, the leading provider of interactive patient systems, announced today that San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has finalized a contractual agreement to install and deploy Skylight ACCESS® for its 331 bed facility serving the Houston, TX Metropolitan area. Utilizing Skylight ACCESS, hospitals throughout the country have been able to show improved patient satisfaction results, HCAHPS scores, and documented compliance with Joint Commission requirements. Additional metrics show improvements in nursing and physician satisfaction, cost savings, health education delivery, and overall service excellence.
As part of the Methodist Health System, San Jacinto selected Skylight to provide their patients elevated levels of service excellence through personalized health information, education, and interactive services. As part of their strategic efforts to improve the patient experience and enhance the patient-physician relationship, San Jacinto will implement Skylight ACCESS to support their ongoing endeavors in improving patient satisfaction and outcomes, enhancing operational & service excellence, meeting evolving clinical demands, and delivering on commitments to making a positive difference in the lives of the people they serve. For those patients that do not speak English there will be a Spanish option.
A member of the Methodist Hospitals System which serves almost 70,000 inpatients annually, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital will continue to meet the needs of the Houston community and region with cutting edge medical services and technology for generations to come.
"San Jacinto Methodist Hospital will implement Skylight ACCESS to support our ongoing efforts to provide excellent and safe care and service to our patients. Skylight ACCESS will help to better educate patients about their medical condition, while offering other interactive services that will improve the patient experience. We are committed to providing patients and families with ongoing connectivity and support through their entire healthcare journey," said Donna Gares CEO and President San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.
"Throughout their history, San Jacinto Methodist has set the standard for excellence in patient care and satisfaction, in addition to providing a workplace that has been recognized as amongst the nation's best," said David Schofield, President and CEO of Skylight Healthcare Systems. "We share their commitment and are honored to have been selected to help them achieve their mission of improving the health and the quality of life of the patients they serve."
About San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Since opening in April 1948, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has paved a pathway of progress to provide capable, quality medical care. With a commitment to high quality and cost-effectiveness provided in a spiritual environment of caring with recognition of community need as a part of the Methodist Hospital Corporation.
About Skylight Healthcare Systems
Skylight® Healthcare Systems is the industry pioneer and leader in interactive patient care technology. With patient communication as the cornerstone of a safe, comfortable and clinically optimal hospital experience, the Skylight ACCESS® Interactive Patient System encourages patient and family to actively participate in their health care, improves communication between staff and patient/family members, and can provide a smoother and faster recovery and discharge plan. Skylight's vision is to provide hospitals with a robust tool which will allow them to greatly enhance interactive communication along the entire patient care continuum. In nearly 15,000 installed locations, leading hospital administrators have confidently selected Skylight Healthcare Systems as the proven choice for their interactive patient care technology. Skylight Healthcare Systems is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about Skylight Healthcare Systems, please visit: www.skylight.com.
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