NEC NEC090407 Applications

Applications at the forefront of technology
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
As the country's premier integrated academic health center,
New York-Presbyterian is helping to educate the medical experts of tomorrow.
Through its affiliation with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, today's leaders in the field
of medicine instruct and train medical students, while also engaging in innovative
research shared through conferences and symposiums.
the challenge
To remain on the cutting edge of medicine, New York-Presbyterian needed cutting
edge technology. The hospital provides world-class patient care both in the hospital
at large and its many Centers of Excellence – including the newly opened Jay
Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health – but their large area display equipment
did not meet the hospital's needs.
Although New York-Presbyterian performs innovative minimal-access surgery using
scopes instead of scalpels, the operating room's 20-inch color TV couldn't pick up
enough detail to easily maneuver the scopes and detect potential problems.
Moreover, students observing the surgery strained to follow the surgeons'
movements on the small screen. In addition, inadequate projectors detracted from
the doctors' presentations, both in the classroom and at conferences. Even the
doctors' lounge had an outdated TV.
"Keeping current with technology is vital to healthcare," said Jeff Szmulewicz, Director of
Biomedical Communication. "It was clear we needed a better solution to maintain our
very high standard of care."