Hewlett-Packard Company is helping to make state-of-the-art medical care available to the children of China by donating advanced medical equipment and supplies, valued at $5.5 million, to the Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC) in the Shanghai Pudong district. The facility, which opens in stages, starting in June 1998, is sponsored by Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) in collaboration with Shanghai Second Medical University.
SCMC, China's first major pediatric referral and teaching hospital, will provide state-of-the art clinical care for children with serious health problems. The hospital will showcase the best of Western medical technology and serve as a national training center for modern pediatric medicine. It also will serve as a model for future medical centers in China.
HP's Medical Products Group is providing SCMC with patient monitoring, ultrasound imaging, clinical information systems and resuscitation equipment, along with all necessary accessories and supplies. The more than 130 major pieces of equipment and more than 3,500 accessories and supplies will be used throughout the hospital, including in the emergency department, pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, cardiology labs, surgical suites, nursing stations, observation areas and at patient bedsides.
HP medical products can help speed diagnosis and communication of vital patient data throughout SCMS, thereby enhancing clinical decision-making for optimal patient care.
SCMC will treat more than 250,000 children a year in its fully equipped new facility, which consists of 250 beds, 10 operating rooms and 36 intensive-care beds. The hospital also encompasses clinical-research facilities, complete imaging and laboratory services, day surgical facilities, a biomedical engineering laboratory, a dialysis center and an ambulatory care center with all medical specialties.
Project HOPE and HP
Since 1960, Project HOPE has helped communities on six continents and in more than 70 countries attain lasting
improvements in healthcare by providing health education, health policy research and humanitarian assistance. Through
most of these years, HP has provided many of the tools, training materials and medical equipment utilized by Project
HOPE doctors to bring world-class patient care to developing countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia.
SCMC is the first children's hospital in China to benefit from HP's collaboration with Project HOPE, and the intent is to introduce technologically advanced pediatric care to provinces across the country.
"Health professionals trained through Shanghai Children's Medical Center programs are expected to replicate throughout China what they have learned, bringing better health and a brighter tomorrow for Chinese children," said Professor Wang Yi Fei, president of Shanghai Second Medical University.
HP Medical Products at SCMC
The HP Viridia Patient Care System, a new concept in patient monitoring, includes products, services and technologies
to help healthcare providers deliver the highest-quality care while controlling costs. The system offers a powerful,
integrated-patient-monitoring, clinical-information-management and communications solution for delivering meaningful
patient information whenever and wherever it is needed. With the HP Viridia Patient Care System, SCMC medical personnel
will have access to the modern, patient-centered tools and vital patient data they need to make well-informed clinical
decisions.
The HP Viridia Patient Care System increases access to essential patient information throughout the care process, from the pediatric and neonatal critical- and intermediate-care settings to the clinical laboratory, operating room and emergency department. In keeping with HP's commitment to technology investment protection, the HP Viridia Patient Care System is designed to provide clinicians with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of healthcare delivery. It also permits them to upgrade their existing patient monitoring and information-management systems cost-effectively.
Components of the HP Viridia Patient Care System donated to SCMC include the HP Viridia Information Center, CMS Series and 24 Series patient monitors.
HP Viridia Information Center is a family of client/server-based systems that enable clinicians to provide more effective care through the analysis, integration and management of patient information. The HP Viridia Information Center provides simultaneous access to the same patient's data from multiple locations throughout the hospital. A comprehensive suite of clinical decision-support tools provides clinicians with a quick review of patient condition and treatment status for fast and thorough decision making. Such accurate measurement algorithms as the ST/AR multilead arrhythmia algorithm ensure the integrity of the data.
The HP Viridia Information Center offers continuous display and analysis of patient waveforms, numerics and color-coded alarms on a well-organized display. Simultaneous review of multiple applications gives clinicians a clearer and more complete picture of a patient's condition. With its flexible configuration, it can function as a centrally located workstation; as an auxiliary workstation for remote locations; or as a stand-alone, conventional central monitor. The system can be configured easily to meet unit protocols and specific patient needs.
The HP Viridia CMS, with space-saving flat screen display, is the most recent evolution of the HP CMS, the world's top-selling, acute-care patient monitor. The CMS is the first and only patient monitor in the industry to deliver urgent blood-test results for blood gases, electrolytes and other chemistries in about two minutes, with as little as two drops of whole blood. Clinicians can perform the tests and make fast diagnoses and treatment decisions without leaving the patient's side.
In addition to providing blood-chemistry results at the point of care, the new HP Viridia CMS has added functions for top-quality, acute-care monitoring. Among them is the ability to accommodate 32 separate modules for customized patient care; integration with numerous popular ventilators for display of both cardiovascular and respiratory information; and a neonatal event review function that captures and stores apnea episodes automatically.
HP Viridia 24 Series, another member of the world's best-selling family of patient monitors, is a compact, economical patient monitor designed specifically for neonatal, pediatric and adult critical-care, intermediate-care and anesthesia settings. It, too, offers the superior technology and benefits of modular design. The HP Viridia 24 Series provides a high level of flexibility in adapting to new applications, measurements, protocols and individual patient requirements.
With its split-screen and powerful, information-management capabilities, the HP Viridia 24 Series can be customized easily to each patient's needs. The HP Viridia 24 CT, with battery operation (U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance pending), enables full portability plus backup monitoring security in the event of a power failure.
HP SONOS 5500 Cardiovascular Ultrasound Imaging System is HP's newest-generation, ultra-performance cardiovascular ultrasound system with Fusion Imaging. The HP SONOS 5500 offers exceptional image quality and allows real-time visualization of the beating heart and associated vasculature, providing information to help cardiologists and vascular specialists treat cardiovascular disorders.
The SONOS 5500 features HP's second-generation OmniPlane II probe, with a tip capable of evaluating even the tiniest of patients. The lightweight and compact transthoracic OmniPlane transducer allows quick interrogation of the entire heart, making 3-D exams more efficient.
Other advanced HP features include Digital Acoustic Quantification; Digital Color Kinesis; Harmonic Imaging with contrast agents; and Tissue Harmonic Imaging, which is pending U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance.
HP EnConcert is an information system designed specifically for the echo lab. HP EnConcert consolidates the entire ultrasound exam process for fast, random access to high-quality, full-resolution true digital images. EnConcert's suite of software applications enables the collection, analysis, reporting, archiving and maintenance of echo data. With EnConcert, physicians can obtain easy access to patient studies and share clinical files and images with colleagues.
EnConcert features flexible display modes, on-screen comparison of images from current and prior studies, and efficient echo-data organization and storage in electronic patient folders. It offers a choice of three distinct applications and generates reports, faxes and review images, eliminating data-entry redundancies.
HP PageWriter XLi Cardiograph is a sensitive, real-time cardiograph that uses advanced signal acquisition to record and interpret ECGs. Superior trace quality yields crisp, easy-to-read electrocardiograms that print in less than 30 seconds on standard-size pages.
The PageWriter XLi model features such enhanced options as direct digital fax, signal-averaged ECGs, vectorcardiography and direct connect to an HP LaserJet printer. It can print records in various formats and over extended periods of time for different clinical tests or applications.
Other features include simultaneous acquisition of up to 16 leads, auto-ECG and interpretation, and preview display for verifying trace quality prior to recording. Approximately 50 ECGs, or more than one hour of rhythm recording, can be performed from a single charge of the efficient, rechargeable battery.
HP CodeMaster XL+ Defibrillator is HP's top-of-the-line defibrillator. It provides top performance at high speed when seconds are critical to survival. The fast-charging (from 0 to 360 joules in under five seconds) HP CodeMaster line of defibrillators helps activate the heart's normal electrical impulses in cardiac emergencies. Their reliability, ease of use, flexibility and durability make HP CodeMaster defibrillators among the best-selling external defibrillators available. The HP CodeMaster XL+ defibrillator is designed for high-use areas of the hospital, including operating rooms, intensive care units, cardiac care units and emergency departments. Featuring built-in pediatric paddles, the HP CodeMaster defibrillator is ideal wherever the patient population age ranges from infancy to adulthood.
Another major advantage of HP CodeMaster defibrillators is their award-winning battery technology, which permits operation for extended periods of time without an external power source.
Optional features include Shock Advisory for semi-automatic operation, built-in pulse oximetry and non-invasive pacing, and hands-free defibrillation. HP CodeMaster defibrillators are available in high-visibility yellow for fast, easy recognition.
HP medical accessories and supplies cover the spectrum of medical applications from adult, fetal, neonatal and perinatal monitoring, to cardiology, ultrasound imaging and resuscitation. HP sells approximately 800 medical supplies and accessories to support HP and non-HP instruments and systems. Categories include gas-monitoring sensors and supplies; invasive and non-invasive blood-pressure supplies; temperature probes; electrodes; recording papers; cables and leads; ultrasound imaging supplies; defibrillator, telemetry and cardiac-care supplies; as well as HP stethoscopes, which have been the standard for acoustical excellence for more than 40 years.
HP supplies are engineered and manufactured to the same exacting standards that give HP medical products their outstanding reputation for quality, reliability and value. HP is donating the following supplies, among others, to SCMC:
About HP's Medical Products Group
In 1961, HP extended its renowned electronic-measurement technology to the field of medicine by acquiring the Sanborn Co., which became HP's Medical Products Group. The division, with headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts, employs 4,800 people globally, with major operations outside the United States in Qingdao, China and Boeblingen, Germany.One of the world's largest developers of electromedical equipment, HP's Medical Products Group provides an unparalleled combination of clinical-measurement and information-management solutions to the worldwide healthcare community. The company markets more than 400 medical products and services, including patient-monitoring systems, ultrasound imaging technology, clinical-information systems, ECG and ECG-management systems, resuscitation devices, and approximately 800 supply products. Medical Products Group also offers clinical systems integration and a variety of other innovative services and support products.
HP leads the world in acute-care patient monitoring, cardiovascular ultrasound imaging and clinical-information systems for critical care. The company is at the forefront of such new technologies as point-of-care diagnostics, predictive instruments and automatic external defibrillators.
HP is at the center of a movement to accelerate standards-based healthcare information access and management. HP is the founding member and chair of the Andover Working Group, a 300-member initiative focused on developing standards-based interoperability between healthcare applications. HP recently formed the Open Cardiology Initiative to advance standards-based information interchange in cardiac-care environments. HP also is a founding member of the Clinical Context Object Workgroup (CCOW) and is involved in other major medical-industry standards efforts.
For More Medical Products Information
More information about the HP Viridia Patient Care System, HP SONOS 5500 Ultrasound Imaging System, HP EnConcert, HP PageWriter XLi, HP CodeMaster defibrillators, or other HP healthcare systems is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/medical.