Pittsburgh-based ClearCount Medical Solutions has capped its latest round of funding at $5 million, which should go a long way towards driving market penetration and R&D for the SmartSponge and SmartWand systems. These solutions for hospital patient safety applications use radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology and chips embedded in sponges to enable surgeons and nurses to detect and count sponges during operations. Read »

Having the ability to quickly, cheaply and accurately track mobile inventory and people is something hospitals can no longer live without. Two days ago, for example, we learned that eight-hospital Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio, Texas, has opted for RadarFind's asset tracking software in its five hospitals that are large enough to warrant tracking. Yesterday, two more healthcare systems announced plans to leverage RFID technology for tracking purposes--one of which expects the decision to save $400,000 a year by bringing tracking efforts in-house rather than paying a contractor to do it. Read »

In a move to better track medical equipment in needs of repairs—and to optimize its use of mobile assets—Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health has begun automatically tracking and managing over 5,300 hospital assets throughout its downtown and crosstown campuses. Read »

Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center is gearing up to add Amelior ORTracker to its Oregon City, Ore.-based Surgical Services Department. Willamette Falls Hospital officially became Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center when it joined Providence Health and Services in October 2009. By adding this Web-based workflow visibility and automation solution, the 143-bed healthcare facility aims to streamline patient flow and improve efficiency across the medical center. Read »

The only academic health science center in the state of Mississippi is undertaking a massive real-time location effort that will automatically track and manage over 6,000 hospital assets throughout its 1.9 million square foot facility. Read »

Hospitals continue flocking to real time locating systems in an effort to cut costs and improve efficiencies. Whether they're located in Sioux Falls, S,D., or Sao Paulo, Brazil, healthcare organizations are getting serious about leveraging their standard Wi-Fi networks to track and manage the location, condition and status of mobile assets and people. Read »

One of Canada's largest regional acute care hospitals is deploying RTLS technology to better manage emergency department real-time patient flow across two locations. Read »

Member hospitals of one of the largest private healthcare groups in Portugal are installing Ekahau's RTLS solution to enable mobile patients to call for a nurse and to provide emergency notification for staff members, among other purposes. Espirito Santo Saude (ESSAUDE), which consists of 15 healthcare units and two assisted living residences, expects the wireless RTLS offering to enhance safety and quality of care while boosting overall patient satisfaction levels. Read »

With 10 locations in Puget Sound neighborhoods surrounding Seattle, officials at Pacific Medical Centers are looking forward to the opening of the organization’s new multi-specialty clinic in Bothell, Wash., later this month. When the 30,000 square-foot Canyon Park Clinic opens its doors, PacMed expects to see 450 patients each day. To manage the leap, the private not-for-profit is implementing Versus Technology’s Clinic Workflow Automation offering. Read »

Following Tuesday's news that Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Hospital is deploying an enterprise asset tracking system from Versus Technology, the Traverse City, Mich.-based provider of Active RFID and IR patient locating solutions on Wednesday added Rouge Valley Health System to its list of healthcare provider clients. Read »