St. Joseph’s Named One of the ‘Most Wired’ Hospitals

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center was placed among the nation’s Most Wired for the second consecutive year in a survey released today by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. It earned a spot on the list for “making progress toward adopting great health information technology.”

“This reflects the commitment by St. Joseph’s to provide the safest, most cost effective care to our patients,” Marty Mulderig, director of information services at St. Joseph’s, said in a news release. “Our strategic investments in state-of-the-art information technology have provided our employees and physicians with tools to make it easier for them to deliver patient care at St. Joseph’s.”

St. Joseph’s technological achievements include implementing a Computerized Physician Order Entry system in order to improve patient care and information collection. St. Joseph’s is among the first health care providers to use electronic medical records in its primary care centers.

St. Joseph’s Hospital is located on

742 James Street

in Syracuse, NY.

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