Case Study: University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Babies born with heart defects go home earlier

For Northeast Ohio's tiniest heart patients, Cisco Jabber on iPad enables virtual house calls with parents and caregivers, helping provide day-to-day monitoring, remote communications, and increased peace of mind for all.

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Who is University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital?

Industry: Healthcare

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Size: 244-bed, full-service children's hospital and academic medical center

Website: uhhospitals.org/rainbow

Summary

Challenges

  • Around 40,000 babies each year are born with congenital heart defects in the United States
  • These babies typically are kept at the hospital for months, limiting family bonding time
  • Babies who return home risk needing ER visits and subsequent exposure to ill patients

Solutions

Results

  • High risk babies can return home to bond with their families
  • Caregiving staff can remotely monitor babies and answer parent concerns around the clock
  • ER visits decrease and babies are not exposed to ill patients in waiting areas

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