Bill Siebert

In this way, the nurses can determine if they carts are easy to push from room to room, notes Bill Siebert, technical services director at Northside Hospital in Atlanta.

"The biggest change in our use of carts is our attempt to do more with each cart," says Bill Siebert, technical services coordinator.
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Because the blood gas analyzers lacked a wireless network interface, Siebert had to get creative in adapting them for use on mobile carts. "I used a crossover cable to connect the wired network interface from the analyzer to the laptop on the cart, and then shared the wireless connection from the laptop with the analyzer," he explains. "So the analyzer can now upload the test results to the laboratory system server wirelessly."

That's a vast improvement from the tedious old, time-consuming method of downloading data from the analyzer after a therapist finished rounds.

Siebert expects to eventually add wireless access via the carts for other diagnostic equipment, perhaps including blood pressure monitors. « Previous123Next »