Tampa General Hospital announces strategic partnership with Philips to innovate and improve patient experience
September 23 2020 - 8:00AM
Tampa General Hospital announces strategic partnership with Philips
to innovate and improve patient experience
September 23, 2020
The seven-year agreement between the two organizations will
upgrade technology throughout the hospital and improve
efficiency
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Tampa, Florida,
U.S. – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Royal Philips
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today
announced they are creating a long-term strategic partnership
designed to keep Tampa General Hospital at the forefront of
technological innovation.
Tampa General, one of the largest hospitals in the U.S., will
have early and ongoing access to the latest Philips innovations
during the seven-year arrangement. This will allow the hospital to
continue delivering world-class care while lowering costs.
“We are humbled by the heroic work the TGH team is doing during
the pandemic and their dedication to constantly improving care
across the board, even in these difficult times,” said Vitor Rocha,
Chief Philips North America, member of the Executive Committee
Royal Philips. “The relationship between TGH and Philips builds on
a shared drive for innovation in healthcare – to deliver on the
Quadruple Aim, break down the barriers between hospital and home
and improve people’s lives. For us, the partnership is more than
transactional. It means taking the time to truly understand their
patients’ needs and suggest solutions that can address their
workflow and service line needs today, while planning for
tomorrow.”
Under the terms of this strategic partnership, Philips will
provide the hospital with millions of dollars’ worth of new
solutions such as new software packages, healthcare informatics,
unique workflow solutions and high-level consulting.
As a result, Tampa General will replace all bedside patient and
vital sign monitors throughout the 1,006-bed hospital and upgrade
key imaging equipment in the catheterization laboratories and
interventional radiology rooms.
Philips also plans to deliver a standardized platform, providing
doctors and clinicians with a better overall view of the patient to
help make the best decisions when it comes to diagnosis and
providing world-class care.
“This partnership allows us to stay on the leading edge of
technology for many years to come, in a cost-effective way,” said
TGH President and CEO John Couris. “Philips not only provides new
solutions, but also serves as a valuable partner by helping us
improve our workflows and optimization. Tampa General’s vision is
to become the safest and most innovative academic health system in
America, and long-term commitments like this one will help us
achieve that vision.”
The transformational partnership shows Tampa General is
investing in long-term innovation. Together, Philips and Tampa
General have already invested more than 1,000 hours on technology
replacement planning and performed over 400 clinical staff
interviews to understand how to better improve the patient and
staff experience.
Philips is also working on a technology replacement plan which
includes implementing cloud-based technologies such as Philips
PerformanceBridge. This technology gives users a view to all their
diagnostic equipment and ensures that TGH gets the latest in
medical innovation in a cost-effective, timely way.
A key benefit for Tampa General is that Philips solutions are
built to integrate with the hospital’s existing technologies for a
seamless experience for clinicians and patients.
For further information, please contact:
Joost MalthaPhilips Global Press OfficeTel.: +31 6 10 55 81
16E-mail: joost.maltha@philips.com
Jennifer
McVan
Tampa General HospitalDirector of Marketing and Communications
Tel.: +1 813 373-9505
E-mail: jmcvan@tgh.org
Silvie Casanova Philips North AmericaTel.: +1 781
879-0692E-mail: silvie.casanova@philips.com
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health
technology company focused on improving people's health and
enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy
living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care.
Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and
consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in
the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging,
image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as
well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2019
sales of EUR 19.5 billion and employs approximately 81,000
employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News
about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital, a 1006-bed non-profit academic medical
center, delivers world-class care as the region’s only center for
Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. It is one of the
nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the
primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of
Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital
transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding
counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General
houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its
32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West
Coast of Florida. It also is home to the
Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit,
and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General
Hospital’s footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group
Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon
Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and 18 outpatient Radiology Centers.
Tampa Bay residents also receive world-class care from the TGH
Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they
can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH
Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of
the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General Hospital is first
in the state to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical
command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive
analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower
cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
- Tampa General Hospital
- Tampa General Hospital_1
Koninklijke Philips NV (EU:PHIA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Koninklijke Philips NV (EU:PHIA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024