SPRINGFIELD, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Spok, Inc. today announced that VCU Health handled all medical service
communications for the 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road
World Cycling Championships with the support of Spok’s critical
communication solutions. All personnel and facilities remained
continuously in contact throughout the nine-day event in Richmond, Va.,
thanks to Spok’s powerful, integrated clinical
alerting, hospital
contact center and secure
text messaging solutions.
A qualifier for the Tour de France, the event drew 1,000 cyclists from
75 countries, and more than 640,000 spectators. Close to 500
international media outlets broadcast it live to a global audience of
more than 300 million. VCU Health, in collaboration with Spok, provided
uninterrupted, secure communications and a safe experience for all race
participants and spectators.
“We had to make sure all locations, including outpatient clinics,
remained fully connected throughout the event, no matter what happened,”
said Don Smith, operations manager at VCU Health. “Mobile communications
had to be flawless, even with predicted cellular capacity issues.”
A Spok customer since 1997, VCU Health has a robust communications
infrastructure designed to enhance care coordination and staff
efficiency. The team recently added the Spok Mobile® secure texting
solution to enable reliable, secure communications for clinical staff
throughout the extensive health system.
“Our Spok solutions have allowed us to provide a much better patient
experience by decreasing call-handling times and streamlining scheduling
and clinical communication,” said Smith. “We knew we could count on Spok
to help us provide first-rate communications for the cycling
championships.”
About Spok
Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), headquartered in Springfield, Va., is
proud to be a leader in critical communications for healthcare,
government, public safety, and other industries. We deliver smart,
reliable solutions to help protect the health, well-being, and safety of
people around the globe. Organizations worldwide rely on Spok for
workflow improvement, secure texting, paging services, contact center
optimization, and public safety response. When communications matter,
Spok delivers. Visit us at spok.com or
find us on Twitter @Spoktweets.
Spok is a trademark of Spok Holdings, Inc. Spok Mobile is a trademark of
Spok, Inc.
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Spok, Inc.
Jill Asby, 952-230-5363
jill.asby@spok.com
Source: Spok, Inc.