TAMPA,
Fla., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa
General Hospital (TGH) today announced the launch of Apella, a
technology platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to
provide data and insights that enhance safety, increase efficiency
and elevate the patient experience in the operating room.
"We have some of the most talented surgeons and clinical teams
in the world right here at Tampa General. The question is — how do
you make the best better?" said John
Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital.
"Through innovation and technology such as Apella, we're
giving our teams the tools and information to enhance quality,
strengthen safety and improve patient outcomes. We're also
increasing access for more patients to benefit from the
exceptional, academic-based care we offer at TGH."
Apella offers perioperative teams a 360-degree view of operating
rooms in real time so they can make more informed decisions,
respond to immediate needs, anticipate next steps and plan future
operations. The technology utilizes AI, computer vision and
cutting-edge communications to offer predictive case durations,
turnover durations and staffing suggestions. It also captures
highlights to identify patterns, determine opportunities for
improvement and support continuous learning and training efforts.
With improved scheduling workflows, teams can better meet patients'
needs in a timely manner.
"Apella is a well-respected partner, and our opportunities to
deepen this exciting partnership are extensive. The technology's
ability to look deeper into process efficiencies, predict workflow
improvements and find opportunities for quality improvement in our
cases are just a few ways we can use this technology to work toward
better patient outcomes and improved efficiencies," said Dr.
Murray Shames, medical chief of
staff at Tampa General and the Richard G. Connar Professor and
Chair, Department of Surgery at the USF Health Morsani College of
Medicine.
The data and insights from this technology bring the promise of
better patient outcomes. Increased efficiencies mean that patients
will spend less time in an operating room, which lowers risk and
accelerates recovery. Improved turnover of rooms and equipment also
helps to increase the efficiency of each operating room, which
enables Tampa General to strengthen access to high-quality surgical
care for more patients.
This collaboration with Tampa General follows news of Apella's
recent expansion with Houston Methodist.
ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, a 981-bed, not-for-profit,
academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America
and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level
l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the
highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World
Report's 2024-2025 Best Hospitals, with two medical specialties
ranking among the top 20 in the nation and eight medical
specialties ranking among the top 50 best hospital programs in
the United States. Tampa General
Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022
Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic health
system's commitment to growing and developing its team members is
recognized by three prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – in the
top 100 nationally in the 2024 America's Best Large Employers, the
2023 America's Best Employers for Women, and the top 25 in
Florida in the 2023 America's Best
Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for
the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay,
and in fiscal year 2022, provided a net community benefit of
approximately $240.3 million in the
form of health care for underinsured patients, community education,
and financial support to community health organizations in
Tampa Bay. It is one of the
nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the
primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of
Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital
transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding
counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General
houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its
32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West
Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Muma Children's
Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive
care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa
General Hospital's footprint includes TGH North which is comprised
of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties, 17 Tampa General Medical
Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH
Outpatient Center, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH
Imaging outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm
Beach counties. Tampa Bay
area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH
Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics. To see a
medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone,
tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital
(tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa
General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open
a clinical command center that provides real-time situational
awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower
cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
ABOUT APELLA
Apella is a health technology company on
a mission to make operating rooms work better. Powered by ambient
sensor technology and artificial intelligence, Apella provides new
data and insights in real time to help analyze the past, manage the
present, and plan for the future. With Apella, perioperative teams
spend less time dealing with logistics and more time caring for
patients. To learn about the impact Apella is having at leading
health systems across the country, visit www.apella.io.
TGH Media
Contact:
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Apella Media
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Amanda
Bevis
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apella@crosscutstrategies.com
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(202) 680-9262
cell
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amanda@redhillsfl.com
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