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OSF HealthCare adds two hospitals to its Ministry during overnight technology switch
Nearly 400 patient beds.
1,400 new employees.
More than 2,100 brand new devices added to a brand new network.
That was just some of the monumental task facing OSF HealthCare as it welcomed hospitals in Urbana and Danville, Illinois as the newest hospitals in the OSF HealthCare ministry. OSF and Presence Health announced the ownership change in August 2017.
At the stroke of midnight, February 1, all information technology systems had to begin the process of being switched from Presence to OSF, including patient medical records, lab, pharmacy, and every other technology that runs a hospital.
More than 2,000 new devices – printers, laptops, computers and more – were be deployed in a matter of hours, without disrupting patient care.
It is a challenge the POINTCore Network Services team at OSF HealthCare been planning for since last fall.
While some may take the expression "flipping the switch" literally, in reality it's a process, a progression turning of turning on network security that allows the systems to actually be used and operate.
After all of the systems are online, there will be a transition for the new OSF employees because they have to learn a new electronic patient medical record system. OSF will have people who are well-trained on the Epic EMR system stationed in Urbana and Danville for several weeks to help with the transition so patient care is seemless and properly documented.
With the addition of OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana and OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, OSF HealthCare is one of the largest Catholic health systems in Illinois, with 12 hospitals in the state and one in Escanaba, Michigan. The Peoria, Illinois-bases system employs nearly 21,000 system wide.
Founded in 1877, OSF is owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.