100 “Most Wired” Hospital Rolls Out Consumer-Centered Online Presence
Named one of the 100 “Most Wired” and 25 “Most Wireless” hospitals in the U. S. in 2006, Avera Health recently launched a new web presence for their Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, expanding their ongoing initiatives to better serve their patient communities through online technologies. The nationally recognized Christian facility, dedicating over 100 years to providing quality healthcare to a 15 county area, successfully launched the new site on July 12, 2006.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (PRWEB) August 17, 2006
Named one of the 100 “Most Wired” and 25 “Most Wireless” hospitals in the U. S. in 2006, Avera Health recently launched a new web presence for their Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, expanding their ongoing initiatives to better serve their patient communities through online technologies. The nationally recognized Christian facility, dedicating over 100 years to providing quality healthcare to a 15 county area, successfully launched the new site on July 12, 2006.
The launch is the one of many sites under Avera Health’s VitalSite® platform – an innovative content and site management system designed by Geonetric to enable organizations to craft unique online experiences for their patients and health consumers. The VitalSite infrastructure enables almost any type of data or content to be managed under a single administrative interface, which is then served up to visitors based on their context within the site automatically.
This interconnected infrastructure provides visitors with a seamless, action-oriented experience, eliminating the typical ‘information silos’ that are found in traditional site constructs. VitalSite couples this with a series of interactive modules, designed to provide interaction and conversion points throughout the site, compelling consumers to interact and engage with the hospital.
"We are pleased to offer a new web site that is easy to navigate and full of information about Avera Sacred Heart and our many services and facilities,” stated Betsy Midthun, Director of Public Relations and Marketing for Avera Sacred Heart. “The unique VitalSite features offer patients an array of services and cutting-edge modules tailored to the specific needs of our users. We believe through our web site that our community will be better served.”
Some of the Avera Sacred Heart site’s variety of user-oriented tools and features include:
A. D.A. M.® Health Library – featuring an illustrated encyclopedia, complete with diagrams, photos, and detailed illustrations on a variety of health topics Facilities Directory – a searchable directory including details of the various services provided at the individual facilities Physician Directory – enabling patients to effortlessly research and find a physician to meet their health needs at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Online Gift Shop – making it easy for families and friends to cheer up patients with the purchase of a gift online, including free bed-side delivery Care Cards – allowing friends and family to send a greeting to a patient from one of many graphical e-card designs, each printed and e-mailed or hand-delivered Online Calendar and Events – an easy-to-use calendar for quick class and event registration, with automatic event reminders Baby Photos – searchable directory dedicated to newborn babies at the hospital, enabling friends and families to view multiple photos Press Room – unique search for media outlets to access updated news and press releases about Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Healthcare Services – providing patients with links to Avera Sacred Heart’s various healthcare services complete with details and important information
Visit the new Avera Sacred Heart Hospital site at: www. averasacredheart. com.
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