Swisslog Participating Sponsor at the unSummit™ on Bedside Barcode Technology 2006

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions Division is a particpant/sponsor for this broad-based barcoding in healthcare event. Swisslog provides barcode-based systems for hospitals to improve patient safety.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 10, 2006 -–

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions Division is a participating Gold Sponsor at the upcoming unSummit conference and exhibition being held April 24th through the 26th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

The 3-day conference is hosted by the terrapharma project™ a group addressing hospital barcode application concerns, headquartered out of Ridgewood, NJ. Event organizers promise to “get attendees out of the clouds and into the weeds, where the dream of a smooth (barcode) implementation can be realized.”

A broad and interesting range of current pressing topics are addressed including “Readiness Assessment,” “Bringing Safety Down to Earth”, “Lay of the Land, Market Drivers & Technology Leaders” and more.

Day one features a “User Jam Session” entitled “Medication Barcoding Alternatives”. Among the panelists is Jim Lowe, PharmD, RPh, Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN – an institution utilizing Swisslog’s total pharmacy automation system, the PillPick packaging, storage, dispensing and returns system. PillPick has been featured in recent American Association of Healthcare Pharmacists conferences including the most recent December event in Los Vegas, NV.

Learn more about Swisslog’s PillPick system for hospitals at the Swisslog Pharmacy Automation web page: http://www.swisslog.com/hcs-index/hcs-systems/hcs-pharmacy.htm.

Visit the unSummit web site to learn about event content and registration details: http://www.unsummit.com/

About Swisslog

Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistic solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. The comprehensive portfolio ranges from building complex warehouses and distribution centers including Swisslog’s software, in-house logistics solutions for hospitals as well as software and consulting services in the field of supply chain management. Swisslog’s solutions optimize the customer’s production, logistics and distribution processes in order to increase their flexibility, responsiveness and quality of service, while minimizing logistics costs. With years of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions, Swisslog provides the expertise that customers in more than 50 countries around the world rely on. Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs around 1,850 staff in 23 countries worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.swisslog.com.

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