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Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, Maryland (Phase III)

• Savings of approximately $2million in avoided capital expenditures by opening needed medical beds rather than building telemetry beds
• Savings of more than $1million per year in staffing costs

CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ (Phase III)

• Telemetry beds required decreased from 54 to 42 while providing adequate clinically appropriate access
• Inappropriate telemetry admissions decreased from 18% to 1%
• Average waiting times for incoming patients (i.e. ED boarding) decreased from 18.2 hours to about 9 hours
• Telemetry length of stay decreased 31% from 4.4 days to just under 3 days
• Delays in discharging patients out of telemetry decreased from 8.3 hours to 3.5 hours on average
• Patient satisfaction increased from 56% to 73%

Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ (Phase III)

• Telemetry ALOS decreased by 6%
• Patient waiting time (i.e., average ED boarding time) decreased 56%
• $1.07 million cost reduction

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ (Phase III)

• Eliminated 26 telemetry beds, resulting in a savings of over $10 million per annum while reducing cost of care and improving quality of care
• Decreased ALOS of telemetry patients by one full day leading to fewer hospital-acquired infections
• Media coverage: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Sets New National Standard in Patient Movement, Saving Millions of Dollars, Creating More Efficient Patient Care >

Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ (Phase III)

• ED boarding time for ICU admissions decreased by 21%
• ICU ALOS decreased by over 14% from 3.5 to 3 days
• 40% reduction in mortality
• Waiting time of discharge- and transfer-ready patients in the ICU decreased by 34% and 84% respectively