AvaSure TeleSitter® Customer Story Featured in August 31 Webinar

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AvaSure (AVS) deployed its TeleSitter® solution in Community Health Systems (CHS) hospitals to improve patient safety and reduce the need for 1:1 sitters. CHS executives will discuss the deployment in a webinar on August 31. The technology enables one virtual sitter to monitor 12-16 patients, enhancing staff utilization and patient monitoring. CHS operates in 43 markets across 15 states, owning 77 affiliated hospitals with approximately 13,000 beds and over 1,000 sites of care.

Case study will detail how Community Health Systems deployed AvaSure's TeleSitter® solution to help keep vulnerable patients safer

BELMONT, Mich., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AvaSure, the market leader in acute virtual care and remote safety monitoring, has invited clinical leaders from Community Health Systems (CHS) to discuss how they deployed virtual sitter technology in their affiliated hospitals to help improve patient safety. During the webinar, to be held at 12:30 pm ET on August 31, CHS executives will share insights into their decision to expand virtual sitting.

CHS sought to use the technology to help reduce patient falls. In doing so, CHS affiliates have also been able to leverage the cost efficiencies of having one virtual sitter monitor 12-16 patients, enabling the hospitals to monitor more patients than with bedside sitters alone – keeping a greater number of potentially vulnerable patients safer.

Presenters:

• Lynn Simon, M.D., MBA, President of Healthcare Innovation and Chief Medical Officer, CHS
• Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, CHS
• Lisbeth Votruba, MSN, RN, Chief Clinical Officer, AvaSure

"Large, diverse health systems like CHS are continually challenged to optimize staff utilization while ensuring care quality," said Votruba. "With staffing issues impacting hospitals nationwide, and with burnout on the rise, provider organizations are turning to innovative yet proven technology to ensure consistent and constant patient monitoring. This webinar will illustrate how hospitals and health systems of all sizes can leverage this technology to not only ensure more 'ears and eyes' on patients, but to make the most of their precious human resources."

"As a large company that has focused on patient safety for years, we were excited to take this step forward with virtual sitting technology," said Dr. Simon. "In addition to monitoring patients, the TeleSitter solution helps address workforce challenges by reducing the need for 1:1 sitters and enabling nurses to stay focused on other core patient care duties."

CHS operates healthcare delivery systems in 43 distinct markets across 15 states. The company's subsidiaries own or lease 77 affiliated hospitals with approximately 13,000 beds and operate more than 1,000 sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.

Currently relied upon in over 1,000 hospitals, the AvaSure TeleSitter® remote patient video monitoring system aims to improve patient safety by preventing falls and injuries, empowering virtual safety attendants to see anywhere in the room.

To learn more about the August 31^st webinar and to register to attend, click here.

About AvaSure
AvaSure provides the leading hospital virtual care platform to systems with nursing and staffing shortages that are challenged to significantly reduce labor costs without sacrificing patient health outcomes. Recently recognized by KLAS Research as the leader in reducing the cost of patient care, AvaSure is the pioneer in providing best-in-class, video-based AvaSure TeleSitter® and TeleNurse™ solutions. As a trusted partner of more than 1,000 hospitals, AvaSure combines remote patient monitors, virtual nurses and other providers on a single platform to enhance clinical care without placing any additional burdens on existing staff. To learn more about AvaSure visit www.avasure.com.

About Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation's largest healthcare companies. The Company's affiliates are leading providers of healthcare services, developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 43 distinct markets across 15 states. CHS subsidiaries own or lease 77 affiliated hospitals with approximately 13,000 beds and operate more than 1,000 sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH." The Company's headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.

Media Contacts:
Marcia Rhodes
Amendola Communications
mrhodes@acmarketingpr.com 

Tomi Galin
Community Health Systems
tomi_galin@chs.net 

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FAQ

What technology did AvaSure deploy in CHS hospitals?

AvaSure deployed its TeleSitter® solution in CHS hospitals to improve patient safety and reduce the need for 1:1 sitters.

When is the webinar about the deployment of the virtual sitter technology?

The webinar will be held at 12:30 pm ET on August 31.

How many patients can one virtual sitter monitor?

One virtual sitter can monitor 12-16 patients, enhancing staff utilization and patient monitoring.

How many hospitals does CHS operate and in how many states?

CHS operates in 43 distinct markets across 15 states, owning 77 affiliated hospitals.

What is the goal of the AvaSure TeleSitter® system?

The TeleSitter® system aims to improve patient safety by preventing falls and injuries, empowering virtual safety attendants to see anywhere in the room.