Using a $500,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Calif., is taking on a far-reaching technology upgrade, including a kiosk in the hospital's emergency room, where patients will check themselves in at the kiosk in English or Spanish.
The system is exepcted to reduce the time patients have to wait for treatment, increase the accuracy of medical records, and alert the staff about the most urgent cases.
"Verizon's generosity will help take Providence Holy Cross Medical Center into the future," said Arnold R. Schaffer, Providence Health & Services' senior vice president and regional chief executive. "And with our entire nation so focused on health care, this gift is a shining illustration of how private enterprise can work with health care providers in reaching out to those most in need."
