Holy Cross Hospital Selects Aspyra's Laboratory And Pathology Information Systems To Streamline Workflow

Calabasas, CA - Aspyra, Inc. announced that the Company has contracted with Holy Cross Hospital, a 241-bed independent community-based healthcare facility in Chicago, to provide Aspyra's CyberLAB Laboratory Information System (LIS) and CyberPATH Anatomic Pathology system solutions.

Gary Gremo, LIS Coordinator for Holy Cross Hospital, stated, "Our selection process was thorough and included a number of vendors and the participation of key core organization staff. Aspyra's products were superior with regard to ease of navigation and functionality. The Company's reputation of positive customer service and its corporate references regarding system implementation and upkeep were instrumental in the hospital's decision-making process."

"The hospital selected the Aspyra CyberLAB system based on its functional features for all aspects of the laboratory," stated Carolyn Blake, Director of Laboratory and Respiratory Care for Holy Cross Hospital. She continued, "The laboratory staff involved in the selection process is excited with the prospect of online faxing of results, autoverification, and streamlined workflow monitoring. Clearly, the Aspyra system offered the broadest functionality and combined with affordability."

Aspyra's CyberLAB LIS system is a scalable, feature-rich, and proven LIS solution for the hospital, clinic, and reference laboratory settings. CyberLAB features decision support tools with auto-verification, automated clinical reporting and multisite management.

The Company's CyberPATH Anatomic Pathology system is designed by pathologists and other healthcare professionals to optimize efficient and cost-effective work-flow applications for anatomic pathology and cytology departments. CyberPATH tools ensure timely and accurate data acquisition and information access for physicians, pathologists, technologists, histologists and clerical staff.

Initial training sessions for HCH staff will begin mid-November at the Company's corporate offices in Calabasas, Calif. Tami Tressel, Aspyra's Director of Implementations, stated, "Combining our detailed workflow analysis of the facility, along with our experience in the community-based hospital environment, we will incorporate our LIS in a manner that best fits the facility to allow for optimal efficiency."

SOURCE: Aspyra, Inc.