Top-rated Facility Looking to Improve Workflow
Efficiency
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California,
March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) today announced that Saudi German
Hospital-Dubai has implemented its medication management solutions
to improve workflow efficiency, give clinicians more time to spend
with patients, and help provide better healthcare services.
Saudi German Hospital-Dubai is part of the largest private hospital
group in the Middle East. With 165
beds, the facility offers a wide range of medical
services—including a variety of specialties, sub-specialties and
critical care.
The Omnicell technology will help to streamline provider
workflows while helping to ensure the highest level of safety for
the hospital's international clientele. In order to secure safe
storage and distribution of medications on hospital floors and in
operating rooms, Saudi German Hospital-Dubai has implemented
Omnicell® automated dispensing cabinets and Anesthesia
Workstation™. Omnicell robotic dispensing
systems—consisting of the Medimat™ storage and
dispensing unit and the Speedbox™ filling system—will
help the facility increase pharmacy operations and help enable
safer, quicker and more efficient dispensing with reduced human
errors.
"Implementing the Omnicell outpatient robotic dispensing
solution and automated dispensing cabinets is a step toward
achieving our vision of becoming the premier healthcare provider in
the MENA region. It enables us to provide a higher standard of
service by giving clinicians more time for patient care," said Dr.
Reem Osman, CEO of Saudi German Hospital-Dubai.
"Omnicell solutions not only increase our workflow efficiency,
but also ensure we provide the highest standard of service to our
patients. Our partnership with Omnicell is aligned with
our commitment to providing superior clinical services that
add value to our patients, their families and our community as a
whole."
"We are pleased to welcome a hospital with such an impeccable
reputation to the Omnicell family and are proud to support Saudi
German Hospital-Dubai's mission to deliver high-quality,
compassionate care by implementing the latest technology throughout
their facility," said Tamer Elsarnagawy, director of business
development MEA at Omnicell.
About Saudi German Hospital-Dubai
Saudi German Hospital-Dubai is part of the largest private
hospital group in the Middle East.
SGH-Dubai started in March 2012 as
the 6th tertiary care hospital in the SGH Group, and is now
considered one of the major tertiary care hospitals in Dubai and UAE.
The SGH team is committed to providing superior clinical
services that add value to patients, their families, SGH
stakeholders, and the community as a whole. SGH-Dubai aims to
become the premier healthcare provider and the employer of choice,
drawing the best talent in the MENA region.
About Omnicell
Since 1992, Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL) has been inspired to create
safer and more efficient ways to manage medications and supplies
across all care settings. As a leader in medication and supply
dispensing automation, central pharmacy automation, IV robotics,
analytics software, and medication adherence and packaging systems,
Omnicell is focused on improving care across the entire healthcare
continuum—from the acute care hospital setting, to post-acute
skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, to the patient's
home.
Over 4,000 customers worldwide use Omnicell®
automation and analytics solutions to increase operational
efficiency, reduce medication errors, deliver actionable
intelligence and improve patient safety.
Omnicell's innovative medication adherence solutions, used by
over 32,000 institutional and retail pharmacies in North America and the United Kingdom, are designed to improve
patient adherence to prescriptions, helping to reduce costly
hospital readmissions.
Recent Omnicell acquisitions, including Ateb, add distinct
capabilities, particularly in central pharmacy, IV robotics, and
pharmacy software, creating the broadest medication management
product portfolio in the industry.
For more information about Omnicell, Inc. please
visit www.omnicell.com.
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