Saint Elizabeth Health Care deploys TELUS IP network to deliver best-in-class community health care to Ontarians
Five-year, $6.5M deal for converged voice and data network enhances communications, enabling fast and efficient patient-practitioner contactToronto, ON – TELUS today announced that Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC), one of Canada's most innovative home and community health care organizations, has selected TELUS for its hosting, voice and data communications services. The five-year, $6.5M deal includes long distance services as well as a multi-site Internet Protocol (IP) technology infrastructure that supports the voicemail, fax and email components that are key to SEHC's core business. “Saint Elizabeth Health Care is leveraging technology to support new and innovative ways of providing care and improving health care practices,” said Shirlee Sharkey, president and CEO of SEHC. “This business partnership with TELUS supports our ongoing pursuit of operational excellence and our vision to deliver the very best health care to people anytime, anyhow and anywhere.”“IP technology increases productivity, reduces overall communications costs and allows for new innovative applications that create lasting value for business. For health care professionals, technology can save lives,” said Joe Natale, president, TELUS Business Solutions. “TELUS was the first in Canada to develop a national IP network. Today, we're able to bring the best in IP technology to Saint Elizabeth Health Care, helping them reach peak productivity and maximum efficiency to the benefit of the organization and the patients who depend on them.”TELUS is providing Saint Elizabeth Health Care with an end-to-end technology infrastructure for voice, video and data, in partnership with Cisco Systems. TELUS has 5,200 team members in Ontario and since 2000 has invested approximately $7.5 billion in the province. TELUS works closely with leading health care providers in the province including Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Niagara Health System and Hamilton Health Sciences, providing technology solutions that support primary, home and community care.About Saint Elizabeth Health CareSaint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization that shares its talent and wisdom nationally and internationally through direct care and service, consultation, and education and e-learning to support the transformation of care for families, health organizations and communities. With nearly a century of experience and a dynamic talent team of 3,700, SEHC delivers three million home care visits annually and has been recognized as both one of the Best Employers and Best Workplaces in Canada. The organization is leading the industry in its incorporation of technology to build local capacity and improve health care practices and client care. SEHC's vision is to be a phenomenal knowledge and care exchange company. For more information, visit saintelizabeth.com.About TELUS TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.5 billion of annual revenue and 10.5 million customer connections including 4.9 million wireless subscribers, 4.6 million wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, over the last five years TELUS has contributed more than $62 million to charitable and non-profit organizations, and has established seven TELUS Community Boards across Canada to lead its local philanthropic initiatives. – 30 –
For more information, please contact: For media inquiries, please contact:Allison ValeTELUS Media Relations(416) 629-6425Allison.Vale@telus.comMadonna GalloSaint Elizabeth Health Care(905) 940-9655 extension 2269mgallo@saintelizabeth.com
