For over 20 years Cygnus has been manufacturing wall mounted computer workstations, medication boxes and articulating arms designed for form, function, and flow.

Cygnus anticipates the needs of healthcare facilities and offers products to relieve their intense workloads.

Who is Cygnus?Who is Cygnus?

Relieve the intense workloads

Keep patient records close to patient

Contribute to controlled and uncluttered wellness environments

What we do.What we do.

State and Federal governments, healthcare organizations, along with the insurance industry, are pushing for patients’ complete medical records be in an electronic format.

The administration of all medication is increasingly being monitored and controlled.

The healthcare marketplace is changing and an increased emphasis on patient satisfaction is driving growth.

“Consumer expectations (…of healthcare facilities) are higher than ever, with boomers demanding comforts or optional features their parents wouldn’t have dreamed of.” Health Facilities Management,February 2007

Times Are ChangingTimes Are Changing

CASE STUDY: Wall-mounted workstations positively impact care and productivity.

A hospital efficiency study conducted by Rapid Modeling of Cincinnati, OH has determined that strategically placed, wall-mounted workstations holding IT equipment, patient medications, supplies and medical devices have a greater potential to increase nursing staff productivity and offer significant benefits over the “central nursing station and carts” concept commonly in use at most US hospitals.

Medication retrieval, preparation, dispensing and documentation events were analyzed with travel between the nursing station, pharmacy, and the patient room factored in. Cart storage and retrieval distances were factored in for scenarios involving carts. Actual distance traveled in the models yielded results of 45,406 feet and 16,796 feet per day for “nursing station” and “nursing station with carts used on rounds” scenarios respectively. The distance traveled per day for the strategically located workstation scenario was just 8,387 feet. The scenario for carts used in rounds was conservative based on a low factor for locating misplaced carts and the assumption of uninterrupted workflows.

The 16,796 foot travel distance for carts is more of a best case scenario, meaning the 50% increase in productivity offered by wall mounted workstations is a conservative estimation of the benefit. Limiting physical stress on nurses from excess walking, can positively impact safety, accuracy, patient care, and nurse productivity and retention, while reducing accidents and mistakes ultimately lowering costs".

• Federal regulations and JCAHO standards

• Quality of care

• Staff Retention

• Increase ROI

• Hospital errors

What are the influences for purchasing?What are the influences for purchasing?

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• Competitive marketplace

• Ergonomic and aesthetics

• Efficiency and accuracy

• Optimize space

• Patient privacy (HIPAA)

• Improve patient care and safety

• Consumer-driven healthcare environment

What are the purchasing influences? (Continued)

What are the purchasing influences? (Continued)

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