Seventy-Five Percent of the Top Hospitals in the United States use Swisslog's Pneumatic Tube Systems

National survey ranks hospitals with pneumatic tube systems

Denver, Colo (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Recently released in Modern Healthcare magazine, Thompson Healthcare ranks the top 100 hospitals in the United States across a variety of categories. Among the hospitals on the list with active pneumatic tube systems, 73% of those facilities utilize a Swisslog system for their automated material transport needs.

Swisslog TransLogic and Quantum Pneumatic Tube Systems are designed to enable fast and secure on-demand material transport for the special needs of healthcare. The system tubing is installed unobtrusively behind walls and in ceilings and can transport up to 15 lbs in a carrier at speeds up to 20 feet per second. Swisslog Pneumatic Tube Systems improve patient care, increase staff productivity and provide an immediate and continuous ROI.

About Swisslog

Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistics solutions for hospitals as well as software and consulting services in the field of supply chain management. Swisslog's solutions optimize customers' production, logistics and distribution processes in order to increase 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.

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