OSF HealthCare Drives Smart Hospital Innovation with a Modern Network
Published: July 1, 2023
OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system located in Illinois and
Michigan. Dedicated to innovation and digital transformation to improve
the lives of their patients, the organization consists of 13 acute care facilities
and two colleges of nursing, as well as a robust physician organization.
Ranked as a top 10 innovation center in the US, the OSF mission is to reinvent the healthcare delivery system of the future. They launched OSF Innovation to embrace change and solve the biggest healthcare challenges of today head on. “We need innovations both large and small to reinvent healthcare to meet the needs of our communities,” OSF explains on their website dedicated to advancements in healthcare. In fact, OSF operates a center in downtown Peoria, Illinois called Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center, full of medical and technology professionals who are innovating in the healthcare space.
Challenges
- Robust, reliable network infrastructure for continuous connectivity across locations
- Secure network to protect customer data
- Network agility for supporting business needs and advanced research capabilities
- Ease of management via automation capabilities
'We owe OSF HealthCare the right features at the best cost. Extreme allows us to deliver that."
Extreme Solutions
- Extreme Fabric Connect
- Extreme Fabric Attach
- ExtremeSwitching™
- Extreme Management Center™
Results
- 30% capital replacement savings
- 60% maintenance reduction
- Enhanced security
- Simplified network
- Reduced cost
- Guaranteed connectivity