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For Immediate Release
17 June 2008
Wavetrend and Ardan Control Tech to Deploy Largest Healthcare RFID Installation in Israel
(SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM) Wavetrend Technologies Ltd, a world leader in the deployment of track and trace solutions, announced today that it is set to embark on an active RFID project for the newly built Ashdod Medical Center in Southern Israel, that when completed will represent the largest active RFID installation in the Middle East. The project is a product of a partnership between Wavetrend and Ardan Control Tech Ltd, one of the leading system integrators in Israel.
The healthcare industry today faces increasing financial pressures, an ongoing need for improved use of staff time, higher standards for patient and staff safety, and focus on improved patient outcomes. Increasingly, hospitals and medical centers are finding that adopting active RFID can provide substantial benefits in improving operating efficiencies and deliver a significant return on investment (ROI).
In the interest of achieving the best possible monitoring of equipment, personnel and high-risk patients, Ashdod Medical Center required full RFID coverage for all six operational floors of its facility. To meet this objective, Ardan will install a vast infrastructure of active RFID supplied by Wavetrend. Readers will be strategically positioned throughout the hospital, and an extensive array of tags designed to track multiple assets will be deployed. The real-time tracking capabilities that the system offers will allow the hospital to locate critical equipment and personnel in the event of an emergency, and also monitor the whereabouts of high-risk patients in real time so that medical staff can react to an alert immediately.
Ardan Control Tech will deploy asset and personnel tracking software to support the system, including middleware and a multi-layer user interfaces. The software has an open architecture design to foster better integration with other hospital software applications. Medical staff can access needed information from any computer within the facility based on predetermined authorization levels.
“A fast paced, high-stakes setting like the Ashdod Medical Center is a perfect example the positive impact active RFID can have in providing meaningful, real-time information that results in more effective split-second decision making,” said Saleem Miyan, CEO of Wavetrend. “It is gratifying to know that our products are helping to ensure that the citizens of Ashdod receive the highest quality healthcare.”
“As a systems integrator, we look for partners who provide best-in-class technology and equipment. Given their industry-leading experience and expertise, Wavetrend was the clear choice to provide the active RFID infrastructure required for this installation,” said Moshe Ranz CEO, of Ardan Control Tech.
The extensive active RFID system deployed will provide the real-time control that is vital to the hospital’s goal of ensuring that skilled medical personnel and equipment can be located when they are needed most, so that their patients always receive the utmost in care. The measures being taken by Ashdod Medical Center are designed to greatly reduce emergency response times and ultimately save lives.
About Wavetrend:
Operationally headquartered in the United Kingdom and regional offices in United States, South Africa and Asia, Wavetrend is a world leader in the deployment of Active RFID solutions. Wavetrend technology enables enhanced management of people, assets, and logistics for improved business performance while optimizing customer return on investment and payback time. Through both its direct Professional Service teams and its global network of accredited solution and integration partners, Wavetrend delivers a wide selection of proven, superior-performing Active RFID products and solutions to customers around the world and supports a variety of industries including healthcare, construction, transport, logistics and automotive. For additional information, visit Wavetrend at www.wavetrend.net.
About Ardan Control Tech:
Ardan Control Tech LTD, is a leading provider of advanced integrated solutions, operating in versatile markets: Industrial, Energy management, Healthcare, Petrochemical facilities, Security AND Defense. The company’s ability to integrate different technologies (Automation, communication, RFID, etc.) through the project definition, planning, supply of equipment, installation and programming, enables the company to supply its customers with a comprehensive, end-to-end solution. Based in Tel Aviv – Israel, and with more than twenty years of accrued experience, ACT installed and operated more than 2,500 systems in Israel in Israel, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.ardantech.com/or contact us: ohads@ardantech.com.
© Copyright 2008 Ardan Control Tech Ltd. All rights reserved.
© Copyright 2008 Wavetrend Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Glenda Laudisio
Eight Eleven Inc.
856.614.5456
