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[[St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia]]
[[Dr. George Parker, M.D., F.A.C.S.]]
[The Bon Secours system recognizes the fact that a lot of equipment]
[was being unutilized or underutilized because of not knowing where it was,]
[so they adopted the AgileTrac system, which has helped tremendously]
[in being able to find equipment when you need it, where it is,]
[so the nurses can find it and spend more time with the patients.]
[It also helps the medical staff, that we have more time to spend with the nurses, ]
[who aren't out looking for equipment that they just can't find.]
[For example, IV pumps are one of the most frequently used pieces of equipment]
[in the hospital, and frequently the nurses can't find them.]
[And the thing that will hold up an operation more than anything ]
[is not having the right piece of equipment in the room at the time when you need it,]
[and the AgileTrac system really helps you identify where the pieces of equipment are,]
[especially the ones that are used by different disciplines.]
[It really makes a big difference in getting it to the room on time]
[and making the operation go much more smoothly.]
[The AgileTrac system allows us to visualize on a number of screens]
[throughout the operating room where each operating room is ]
[in the course of the operation, ]
[including when the room is ready for turnover, ]
[how long the operation has been going on, and things like that,]
[which is very helpful just on a quick glance, to see where things are.]
[In the past, we used to have to run down and look at a little board]
[on the side of one of the walls, but now you can see it in multiple places]
[and it's very helpful in knowing where things are]
[ so you can plan your day accordingly.]
[I can tell you that so far the system is very, very helpful,]
[and especially in organizing people and the flow of patients]
[What we're hoping it will be in the future is a system that will alert everyone]
[involved in the care of each individual patient ]
[when they are needed to be involved.]
[It really makes it a lot simpler than literally walking around saying, ]
["Who's the anesthesiologist? Has the IV been put in? ]
[Did they get the antibiotics yet?" and asking all those questions myself.]
[It's already just ascertained by just looking at a screen.]
[With the use of the AgileTrac system in the operating room,]
[we've been able to increase our on-time starts to at least 45 percent now]
[which had been at the 20 percent level before the starting of the use of this system]
[and now we've got the turnover time down to about 20 to 25 minutes in most cases,]
[compared to 40 to 45 minutes in the past with the use]
[of the AgileTrac system and other process changes in the operating room.]
[The hospital administration has shared with the medical staff leadership]
[the fact that over the past 5 years, they have been able to save]
[at least 5 million dollars working with GE and the AgileTrac system.]
[When an operation goes smoothly, it takes less time,]
