2005 Annual Report - PDF - Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences ...

The move to the new building resulted in the creation of two state-ofthe-art
computer rooms, the build and move of 150 servers, and the
acquisition of leading-edge information technology systems.
In partnership with the Diagnostic Imaging Department and other
hospitals in the region, the staff assisted in the provision of a filmless
teleradiology service to the area. TBRHSC and SJCG provided
the backbone for the implementation of Phase 1 of the Meditech
electronic medical record to seven of the outlying hospitals, on
time and under budget. These accomplishments have positioned
Northwestern Ontario hospitals at the leading edge in the creation
of regional electronic health records.
Cancer Care’s Information systems to TBRHSC’s system • connection
of CCAC to our network for Meditech purposes • Meditech to the
region • expanded PACS to region and TBRHSC • export of patient
data to eCHN (Electronic Children’s Health Network) • export of
patient data to PIMS (Pathology Information Management System) •
refresh of 230 PCs and 29 file servers • implementation of the wireless
network throughout entire TBRHSC building • outfit and provision
of new Professional Building for telephone and data connectivity
Electronic health records offer numerous benefits to patient care and
the information services staff is to be commended on the progress
made towards that goal. In addition, I want to thank interim CIO,
Susanne Flett, for establishing the necessary infrastructure with
which we are able to move forward.
The future of healthcare is within our reach!
IT/IS Highlights: build and move of 150 file servers to the new
building • use of SAN (Storage Area Network) technology to
house both Meditech and PACS data • acquisition of an automated
tape library to back up data on the network including PACS and
Meditech • the delivery of Meditech to training labs at the university
and college to train nursing students • integration of the Regional
PATIENT CARE IS OUR FOCUS
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