Welch Allyn – one year on
At Medica 2009, Julie Shimer, CEO of Welch Allyn, described her company’s future plans in an interview with European Hospital. Medica 2010 brought us another opportunity to meet, this time to hear how those aims were achieved in the past year.
‘Last year our focus lay on introducing the technology to fulfil our mission statement, which is to improve access to information, improve workflow efficiency and improve patient outcome. Of course, this is still our main intention but,’ added Julie Shimer, ‘now we are also concentrating on bringing our solutions into the market. The feedback from our customers is quite encouraging because they acknowledge our mission.’
Welch Allyn had again arrived at Medica, in Düsseldorf, with a large portfolio of new solutions to be displayed at the firm’s booth.
On day one the Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor, the first comprehensive bedside monitoring solution, was introduced. This new monitor offers easy-to-use features and options that provide clinicians with access to the information they need. One outstanding feature of the monitor is the 15-inch colour LCD display -- the largest in its class -- which has a 170 degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle to enable clinicians to see patient data clearly from anywhere in the hospital room. Additionally, its compact size, including a footprint just three inches deep, means it can be placed almost anywhere without disruption.
The all-in-one Welch Allyn Connex Electronic Vitals Documentation System, also launched at the show, electronically captures and transmits patient data to an EMR, providing clinicians in non-critical care areas with instant access to accurate vital signs. The system includes the Connex Vital Signs Monitor - now available with both Welch Allyn SureTemp Plus thermister oral/axillary/rectal and Braun ThermoScan PRO 4000 tympanic ear thermometry options, Accessory Cable Management Stand, Connex Vitals Management Software, and the new Welch Allyn Partners in Care Services programme that provides personalised support and installation.
Resulting from the company’s drive for strategic partnerships, the co-branded Health o meter Professional Scales is Welch Allyn’s first line of quality professional medical weighing scales within the existing portfolio of vital signs devices. In turn, the leading US scales manufacturer Pelstar, LLC now has the opportunity to expand into various high-growth international markets by utilising the broad distribution channels of Welch Allyn.
‘With co-operations such as this, we will further strengthen the realisation of our aims and, for sure,’ Julie Shimer confirmed, ‘the next Medica will bring new, promising solutions.’
28.12.2010
