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CHOC Children’s Draws First Patient Dose With RIVA System
December 8, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba- CHOC Children’s, a regional
pediatric healthcare network, has begun preparing patient doses at its
Orange, California facility on its newly commissioned RIVA (Robotic
Intravenous Automation) system. RIVA, a self-contained unit for filling
IV syringes and bags, is manufactured by Intelligent Hospital Systems
(IH Systems).
For Jane Arnot, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for IH
Systems, the acceptance of RIVA by the CHOC Children’s team, lead by
Director of Pharmacy Rita Jew, is based on the IH Systems team
demonstrating that RIVA operates according to the specifications
outlined in the Acceptance Test Protocol. “Health care facilities
acquire confidence that technology can meet their goals for patient
care by developing rigorous evaluation protocols prior to
implementation,” she explains. “Our well-designed and meticulously
executed site plan demonstrates that RIVA has met the parameters for
sterility, accuracy and reduction of compounding risk as defined by
USP<797> and other regulatory guidelines, and we are thrilled to
see the unit in action,” Arnot says.
To view photos of CHOC Children’s RIVA system installation, visit the RIVA photo gallery.
About RIVA:
RIVA (Robotic IV Automation System) -a self-contained unit for
filling IV syringes and bags- is the first product developed by
Winnipeg-based medical device company Intelligent Hospital Systems. For
more information, please visit www.rivasystem.com.
About CHOC Children's:
CHOC Children's is exclusively committed to the health and well
being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and
research that brings advanced treatment to our patients. CHOC's
regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in
Orange and Mission Viejo, several community clinics, a residency
program that trains tomorrow's pediatricians, and four centers of
excellence - The Heart, Cancer, Neuroscience, and Orthopaedic
Institutes. CHOC earned the Bronze Level CAPE Award from the California
Council of Excellence – the only children’s hospital in California to
ever earn this distinction, and was one of only eight children's
hospitals in the nation to be named to the Leapfrog "Top Hospitals
2007" list for hospital safety and quality. CHOC was also awarded
Magnet designation – the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for
nursing excellence. With this honor, CHOC now joins an elite group of
hospitals in the nation to be recognized by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center.For more information about CHOC Children’s, please
call 714-997-3000 or visit www.choc.org.
For more information, please contact:
Jane Arnot, VP Sales and Marketing
Phone: (204) 925-5343
Denise Almazan, CHOC Children’s
Phone: (714) 532-8680
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