Arizona Telemedicine May 2014 | Page 32

BANNER TELEMEDICINE eICU: eICU Shortens Hospital Stays, Improves Patients’ Quality of Life Banner Health eICUTM system has shortened patients’ ICU stays while saving $68 million in health care costs. ‘We have the opportunity to change the way health care is delivered,’ Banner says. At Banner Health’s iCare™ operations center, in Mesa, Arizona, Alice Sneed, RN, checks in with a nurse and patient at Banner Hospital 28