Centura Health Improves Communications and Patient Outcomes With New Technology [Press Release]

Centura Health has implemented a mobile application to simplify care coordination and improve outcomes for emergency patients.

When it comes to emergency conditions such as STEMI or stroke, lost time translates to lost heart or brain tissue. Unfortunately, roadblocks to rapid treatment are often created by the disorganized system of outdated technologies that hospital teams rely on to communicate.

Centura Health has addressed this problem by implementing a new mobile app called Pulsara, which connects all members of the care team together, replacing all other communication technologies, and providing instant access to all case information. This allows care teams to spend less time tracking one another down, and therefore respond to the patient’s needs faster. 

Local EMS teams also use Pulsara to quickly connect to Centura’s care teams and transmit patient stats, EKG readings, and ETA to the hospital, so that Centura staff can be better prepared when the patient arrives, further speeding up the care process. Doctors and nurses at Centura can even send instant messages to medics en route to the hospital, and since no data is stored on the devices, it is HIPAA-compliant and secure.

Pulsara also allows Centura teams to coordinate care for patients already admitted to the hospital (for example, if a patient admitted for pneumonia has a stroke while in the hospital) as well as for those being transferred to other facilities. “Centura is all about consistency and making sure that every single patient gets the best possible treatment,” said James Woodson, Emergency Physician and founder of Pulsara. “Pulsara will help them achieve that goal, every time.”

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About Centura

Centura Health is made up of  17 hospitals, 12 affiliate hospitals,  health neighborhoods, health at home,  urgent care centers and emergency rooms,  mountain clinics,  100+ physician practices and clinics, and  Flight For Life® Colorado, and meets the wellness needs of more than a half million people each year. Centura’s mission is to extend the healing ministry of Christ by caring for those who are ill and by nurturing the health of the people in communities of Colorado and Kansas.

About Pulsara

Pulsara is a digital healthcare corporation that focuses on using mobile technology to enhance emergency medical outcomes by improving communication and care coordination through the entire healthcare system. Pulsara’s mobile applications STOP STROKE and STOP STEMI improve communications between the teams caring for stroke and heart attack patients, leading to faster treatment and better outcomes. Every clinician – from paramedics to emergency department staff to neurology and cardiology teams – is on the same page with a simple tap. For more information, visit www.pulsara.com.