Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia Partners with ZOLL Data Systems for Electronic Patient Care Reporting and Fire Records Management
Large Fire & EMS Organization Selects ZOLL Data Systems to Design and Implement a Fully-functional, Turnkey and Scalable Solution that Seamlessly Integrates with their New CAD System
BROOMFIELD, CO - ZOLL Data Systems, Inc. a subsidiary of ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL), today announced that the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department in Fairfax, Virginia has joined ZOLL Data Systems’ roster of more than 1,400 customers with the purchase of the RescueNet ePCR Suite and RescueNet FireRMS solutions to improve fire rescue response.
Fairfax County’s Public Safety agencies have forged a strong working relationship with the County’s Department of Information Technology, uniting around the goal of an integrated public safety architecture, and have contracted for a solution that includes ZOLL Data Systems. The solution includes an upgrade to the County’s fire records management system, automating the patient care reporting process, replacing the computer-aided dispatch system, and acquiring a police records management solution, all in an integrated environment that reduces the need for numerous custom-built interfaces.
Working through its prime contractor, Intergraph Corp., and using a requirements-driven selection process, Fairfax County selected ZOLL Data Systems’ RescueNet ePCR Suite and FireRMS solutions. Together, the two companies offer an integrated solution that will solve the county’s goal for an integrated public safety information system.
Fairfax County has a population of over one million people in more than a 400-square mile area. Their Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) received more than 444,000 9-1-1 emergency calls in 2004. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department provides emergency and non-emergency services to protect the lives, property and environment of the Fairfax County community.
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with both Fairfax County Fire & Rescue and Intergraph in developing a leading-edge, integrated public safety information system that can help streamline operations and deliver life-saving services more efficiently to their community”, said David Brown, president of ZOLL Data Systems.
This integrated solution will help Fairfax County Fire & Rescue be more effective in preventing, combating, and responding to public safety matters through strategic resource deployment. They will be able to analyze incident data, personnel information, and other resources statistically through geographic-based means to identify trends, assist in staffing decisions and monitor departmental effectiveness. The system will enhance the reliability, accuracy, and quality of data available to county personnel, and will operate on the principles of ‘single point of data entry’ and query.
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue evaluated vendors in a multi-phased process that examined product offerings, vendor qualifications, product development efforts, true interoperability, and customer service.
About ZOLL Data Systems
ZOLL Data Systems, Inc., of Broomfield, Colorado, develops, markets, and sells the RescueNet suite—computer-aided dispatch, billing, field data collection, crew scheduling, fire records management, and mobile data software for the fire and emergency medical services (EMS) market. RescueNet is the only fully integrated information management system that allows fire and EMS organizations to manage critical information for maximum performance. For more information, visit www.zolldata.com.
About ZOLL Medical Corporation
ZOLL Medical Corporation is committed to developing technologies that help advance the practice of resuscitation. With products for pacing, defibrillation, circulation, ventilation, and fluid resuscitation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS professionals, and lay rescuers resuscitate sudden cardiac arrest or trauma victims. ZOLL also designs and markets software that automates the documentation and management of both clinical and non-clinical information. ZOLL markets and sells its products in more than 140 countries. The Company has direct operations, distributor networks, and business partners throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. For more information, visit www.zoll.com or call +1 (978) 421-9655.
Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking” statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, ZOLL’s ability to compete; acceptance of its resuscitation products; changes in regulations affecting the healthcare industry; general economic conditions; and those other factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in ZOLL’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the SEC on August 11, 2006.
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