New heart monitoring units at Monroe's EvergreenHealth

EvergreenHealth Monroe now has new wireless heart rate and vital signs monitoring units, to give providers instantaneous access to patient information from anywhere in the hospital.

The Mindray BeneVision Central Monitoring System optimizes clinical productivity by giving providers the ability to monitor patient information and assess important vital signs while clinicians are away from central nursing posts.-á -á

EvergreenHealth Monroe providers can also monitor patients' carbon dioxide levels when needed. Carbon dioxide monitoring is now a part of the U.S. standards of care for all patients receiving general anesthesia, and an emerging standard of care for emergency medical services, emergency medicine (ER) and intensive care.

These CO2 monitoring capabilities also help EvergreenHealth Monroe providers monitor key physiologic functions that must be assessed in both intubated and naturally breathing patients.

EvergreenHealth Monroe is also making additional investments in 2016, such as investing in new computed tomography scan technology and equipment, pulmonary function testing tools, anesthesiology machines, orthopedic drills and saws, and stretchers and scopes.