Cordaan Takes Patient Care to Next Level

Established more than 10 years ago, Cordaan Group has become one of the largest healthcare providers in the Netherlands. The Group provides care to more than 20,000 citizens across 120 locations in every district of Amsterdam and its metropolitan area. Cordaan’s 6,000 employees and 2,500 volunteers, in association with numerous research institutes and social organizations, offer a large range of services in managed healthcare facilities and patient homes. Cordaan aspires to lead the way in developing long-term care throughout the country’s capital area.

Challenges

• Secure and scalable connectivity for thousands of end-users and personal and medical devices.
• Simplified network management and maintenance to improve operating efficiency and dedicate more time to patient experience enhancing initiatives.
• Increased network capacity to accommodate bandwidth demanding applications and devices.

Extreme Solutions

• Extreme Switching™
• Extreme Fabric Connect™
• Extreme Wireless™
• Extreme Cloud™ IQ

Results

Scalable Connectivity

• Cloud-managed Wi-Fi ensures reliable and scalable connectivity for thousands of staff, patients, and visitors regardless of location
• Secure, agile, and resilient infrastructure copes with increased volume of personal and medical devices
• Support for bandwidth-intensive applications.

Seamless and Secure Cloud Network Management

• Network segmentation protects critical applications and medical devices in event of cyberattack or security breaches.
• Controlled containment of breaches protects and restricts access to sensitive information and data.

Simplified, Cost-Effective Network Maintenance

• End-to-end visibility and unlimited access to data enables IT staff to monitor and manage expanding number of devices and services.
• Automation of updates and device additions lowers reliance on IT staff to run, maintain, and troubleshoot network and reduces risk of human error.
• Improved level of operating efficiency allows IT staff to dedicate more time to new initiatives.