Englewood—Englewood Hospital and Medical Center was recently honored as one of Health Care’s “Most Wired” hospitals and health systems of 2014. The recognition was granted based on the results of the 16th annual Most Wired Survey, sponsored by the Hospitals & Health Network. The survey evaluates the ad­vances hospitals make in information technol­ogy (IT) across four categories: infrastructure, business and administrative management, clinical quality and safety, and care continuum.

Over the past five years EHMC’s Informa­tion Technology Department has adapted new and innovative systems and procedures to pro­vide accurate and timely medical information to patients and physicians, allowing the med­ical staff to make the most informed decisions about treatments and increasing patient safe­ty. The Medical Center’s IT Department also en­sures information is communicated swiftly and efficiently between departments and medical staff.

EHMC’s advanced electronic medical re­cords system and the recently launched on­line Patient Portal exemplify the tremendous strides the Medical Center has taken to create a cohesive and transparent system to facilitate communications among patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers. These initia­tives reflect the Medical Center’s ongoing com­mitment to continually upgrade its systems in support of its mission to provide the highest quality care in a compassionate environment.