St. Francis Hospital And Health Centers Selects USAs Enterprise Resource Scheduling And Operating Room Management Systems

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (USA), a provider of the next generation of healthcare enterprise, open, client server based resource management system announced it has contracted with St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for its totally integrated Resource Management System (RMS) and periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS) with its Perioperative Charting System (PCS).

Chesterfield MO., November 18, 2002: Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (USA), a provider of the next generation of healthcare enterprise, open, client server based resource management system announced it has contracted with St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for its totally integrated Resource Management System (RMS) and periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS) with its Perioperative Charting System (PCS). The system will schedule (resources) caregiver, facilities, supplies and equipment to effectively meet the needs of patients and physicians in an efficient and convenient fashion. The system will also provide enterprise access to pre-registration patient data from all ancillary departments and surgery suite locations from the scheduling process, which St. Francis had established as a primary goal in their selection process.

About St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers: St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers is a multi-faceted healthcare delivery system dedicated to serving the Hudson Valley region with a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services. A fully accredited Catholic Hospital, St. Francis includes a 296-bed acute care facility in Poughkeepsie and offers a broad range of primary and specialty services for area residents in 21 locations throughout Dutchess and Ulster counties.

St. Francis Hospital is continuing its role as the regions largest provider of diversified health services. Their strong commitment to their mission remains the driving force behind the exceptional health care they provide to people who live, attend school, visit and work in Hudson Valley. RMS/ORMS will support this strong commitment to provide exceptional customer services to their patients and physicians.

About Unibased Systems Architecture (USA): USA markets Resource Management System (RMS), a family of open, scalable, integrated client/server solutions, designed to meet the needs of multi-facility healthcare providers. RMS schedules patients, caregivers, supplies, equipment, drugs and facilities in a convenient, cost efficient manner. ORMS is an integrated companion product to RMS, meeting the specific requirements of management for a
surgery suite. These products operate as integrated applications and share the same technical infrastructure. For the third year, the RMS family of products, including ORMS, were recognized as 'best product", and the company as best overall" in its market by KLAS, an independent consulting firm. USAs A*SET relational database management system (RDBMS) has more than 10,000 installations within the HIT market based upon sales by USA and its VARS. USA products and services are available through direct sales, strategic partners, VARs and system integrators. USA is a private corporation founded in 1986, and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri. Visit USA on the web at www.unibased.com.

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