case study

Customer: Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum
Industry: Healthcare
Location: Villingen-Schwenningen,Germany
Employees: 3,200
Number of beds: 1,000
Project: Digital documentation andmedication delivery improvements
Products: Ergotron StyleView® 42 MedicalCarts, CareFit™ Slim LCD Carts

Ergotron’s Durable Medical Carts Improve
Documentation and Medication Delivery Workflows
VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN, GERMANY

The Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum
Villingen-Schwenningen is an academic
teaching hospital of the University ofFreiburg. With two locations, it is oneof the largest healthcare systems insouthern Baden-Württemberg. To
accommodate new technology anddigital documentation, they needed
durable mobile medical carts that could
fit into tight spaces and accommodate
standard software.

“When the new hospital building at
the Villingen-Schwenningen site
was planned 15 years ago, no one
considered that digital workplaces
could become necessary. Therefore,
patient rooms only consist of a small
work area, many cupboards andoften a sink,” said Björn Bechtold,
deputy director for IT and central
project management and head of IT
infrastructure.

“We have had a very good experience
with the SV42. Our oldest models are
now almost 10 years old and still in use.
Anyone who is familiar with everyday
clinical life knows that this speaks to theirrobustness. That’s why we once again
looked to Ergotron for a more compact
medical cart,” Bechtold explained.
Together with the partner IT service
provider, they also found what they werelooking for at Ergotron. They selected
the CareFit Slim LCD Cart as a compact
option for preparing medication. The
cart supports a closed loop process
where everything from the order tothe provision of the medication to theadministration can be documented on
the PC and traced using barcodes. This
process supports accurate and efficient
medication administration for bothcaregivers and patients.

“The CareFit Slim Medical Cart
allowed us to implement a closed
loop process to support accuracy
and patient safety. Everythingfrom ordering to providing themedication to administering
the medication can now bedocumented and traced on thePC using barcodes.”— Björn Bechtold, deputy director for IT
and central project management andhead of IT infrastructure

While the CareFit Slim LCD Cart is half as
deep as the StyleView 42 Medical Cart,
the team recognizes it’s just as robust.

Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum looked
to Ergotron’s portfolio to fit theirneeds. They began by implementing
the StyleView 42 Medical Cart, whichaccommodated their standard IT
hardware and accessories, like ascanner holder.

“The quality is comparable to the SV42,”
Bechtold said. “We are convinced of thedurability of the medical cart.”“That makes administration much easierthan installing separate IT hardwarethat is only used for the medical cart,”
Bechtold said.

Both carts support infection control
with easy-to-clean designs that include
worksurfaces and cables that can bewiped and disinfected.

For digital documentation, users canadjust the height of the medical cart
to type comfortably sitting or standing
based on their personal preferences
and body types.

With access to the Ergotron medical
carts, Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum
caregivers can work to meet the German
hospital digitalization requirements
while supporting the best patient care.
Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum remains inclose contact with Ergotron to ensure
they have the right equipment to meetthe requirements both now and in thefuture.

In addition to the fully equipped
StyleView 42 Medical Cart, the hospitalwanted to complement their fleet withan agile, space-saving solution.

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