University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital Selects Mobile Aspects.

CHICAGO & PITTSBURGH -- Innovative RFID Solutions Enable New Congenital Cardiac Care Center to Deliver a Higher Quality of Patient Care, Safety, and Operational Efficiency

The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, a new state-of-the-art children's hospital, and Mobile Aspects, Inc., a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the purchase of Mobile Aspects' iRIS(TM) (Intelligent Radio-Frequency Inventory System) inventory management system and RFID-enabled, modular inventory management cabinets (iRISupply(TM)) for its congenital heart disease catheterization and electrophysiology labs. These tracking solutions are part of Mobile Aspects' One System of CARE(TM), an integrated suite of RFID hardware and software solutions that enable healthcare providers to automatically track supplies, drugs, assets, and patients in real time for safer and more efficient patient care.

The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, a $135 million facility, has been designed to be at the forefront of pediatric care by providing a state-of-the-art, family-focused environment for all in-patient pediatric services at the University of Chicago Hospitals. The 242,000-square-foot, 155-bed, seven-story building is home to nationally recognized programs in cardiology, neurology, neonatology, transplantation, and other medical and surgical specialties. The new hospital is…