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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 8, 2004 Sprint has reached a wireless solutions agreement with Central DuPage Hospital that will enable it to become one of Chicago's most high-tech hospitals. The innovative wireless solutions will allow nurses, physicians and administrators to communicate instantly with each other and obtain mobile access to important patient information from virtually anywhere within the hospital, resulting in optimal patient care. Under the agreement, Central DuPage Hospital will deploy the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 600 by palmOne, along with the Horizon Mobile Care Rounding application by McKesson. This combination of mobile handset and software will allow physicians remote access to patient information both in and outside the hospital, including real-time access to laboratory and radiology results, vital signs, medication updates and patient history. This point-of-care communication system contributes to improved patient safety and reduced costs, and is part of a continuing joint effort by Sprint and palmOne, the world's leading maker of handheld computers and highly acclaimed smartphones, under their business solutions agreement to provide best-in-class mobile solutions to the Healthcare industry. In addition to the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device
Treo 600 solution, Sprint's innovative two-way radio system, Sprint
PCS Ready Link(SM), will also "Our partnership with Sprint allows caregivers
to improve patient care by accessing information using PDA-based
wireless devices and the enhanced Sprint Sprint will also implement an in-building network solution with Spotwave Wireless Inc. that provides optimal Sprint wireless coverage throughout the hospital. Additionally, Central DuPage will be the first hospital added to the growing list of Sprint PCS Wi-Fi ZONES. Now, patients and visitors can get instant access to the Internet at one of 160 access points within the hospital. Sprint PCS Wi-Fi Access, a high-speed wireless data service that uses the hospital's existing 802.11b network, will allow hospital visitors and patients to look up health-related information on the Internet, stay connected with friends and family and send emails on the status of loved ones at multi-megabit speeds. Customers will need a Wi-Fi Internet card or laptop embedded with Wi-Fi technology and a Sprint PCS Wi-Fi Access account. "With wireless carriers playing an influential role in the adoption of mobile technology for the healthcare industry, we are seeing a growing trend of hospitals starting to lift restrictions on cell-phone use inside their facilities," says senior analyst Philip Fersht at The Yankee Group. "And, with Wi-Fi Hot Spots popping up in public places across the country, I think we will see more and more hospitals making their existing 802.11 networks available to the public so that visitors and patients can, just like at a hotel or an airport, enjoy the benefits of wirelessly connecting to friends and family during a long stay at the hospital." About Central DuPage Hospital Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL, is a 361-bed
acute care hospital that opened in 1964. It is the second busiest
surgical center in Illinois with over 21,000 surgeries performed
annually. Specialty areas include cardiology, orthopedics, neuro/spine,
minimally invasive surgery, high-risk obstetrics and
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