Awarepoint Raises $14 Million in Additional Funding

The new health system-backed Heritage Fund will fuel our RTLS growth with this funding! You can read more in today's press release.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 4, 2012 –Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, today announced it raised $14 million in additional financing.  The Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund (HHIF), a limited partnership operated by Heritage Group, a Nashville, Tenn.-based private healthcare investment firm, invested $7.5 million. More...

Awarepoint is A Finalist in the Fourth Annual Triple Tree iAwards for Wireless Health

We’re proud to announce we’ve been selected as a finalist for the iAwards, recognizing innovation, insight, impact, and initiative in wireless and mobile health sensors. Read more in our press release!

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 26, 2012 –Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, today announced it is one of a dozen finalists for the Fourth Annual TripleTree iAwards for Wireless Health. The prestigious iAwards, which are offered in three categories by Triple Tree LLC, an independent investment banking firm, recognize companies for demonstrating innovation, insight and initiative in wireless and mobile health. More…

Awarepoint CEO Jay Deady Podcast

Hear directly from Awarepoint CEO Jay Deady in the Health Thought Leadership One-to-One podcast. Jay talks about how Awarepoint’s RTLS solution seamlessly integrates into the workflow of a hospital and the many benefits of RTLS. Click here for more.

Awarepoint, Lehigh Valley Health Network, and American College of Clinical Engineering at HIMSS12 Annual Conference

The executives will discuss RTLS’ role in a connected healthcare IT ecosystem. Read more in our press release.

SAN DIEGO, California – February 17, 2012 – Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, announced today that its CEO, Jay Deady, VP of National Accounts, Carla Gallegos, and Brian Leader of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) will discuss the importance of RTLS in building a healthcare information technology (HIT) ecosystem during the HIMSS12 Annual Conference & Exhibition and at the Intelligent Hospital Pavilion. More…

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust Rolls Out World’s Largest Implementation of a Real-time Location System and Workflow Software

Our RTLS solution helps top UK hospitals improve patient flow, equipment tracking, and hand hygiene compliance. Read more in our latest press release!

SAN DIEGO – February 16, 2012 – Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, announced today that The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust (the Trust) in the United Kingdom has implemented the first phases of its real-time location system (RTLS) to improve patient flow, equipment tracking, and hand hygiene compliance. The RTLS data, as well as extensive data from other systems, is processed through the Awarepoint Rules Engine to help facilitate the flow of patients through the hospital, improving throughput times and creating a more healing environment. More...

Redux: Using RTLS To Improve Patient Safety

In my September 7 blog in this space, I recounted some of the basic ways in which RTLS can play a role in making patient care safer. These included preventive maintenance of hospital equipment, facilitating equipment recalls, automated temperature monitoring, avoiding the use of dirty infusion pumps, and monitoring hand hygiene. However, there are even more RTLS patient safety improvement opportunities where the system is fully deployed through the broad utilization of equipment, patient and care-giver tags.

Awarepoint Expands Board of Directors and Adds Seasoned Executives to Support Expanded Growth

We’ve appointed former Eclipsys CEO R. Andrew Eckert to our board, Carlene Anteau as vice president of product marketing, and Erica Davidson as vice president of human resources. Read more about our team in our latest press release!

SAN DIEGO – Feb. 8, 2012 – Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, announced today that it appointed R. Andrew Eckert, CEO of CRC Health Corporation and former CEO of Eclipsys Corporation, to its board of directors. The company also named Carlene Anteau, M.S., R.N., as vice president of product marketing, and Erica Davidson, M.A., H.R.M., P.H.R. as vice president of human resources to support expanded marketing and employee acquisition, development, and communication activities as it experiences tremendous demand for its aware360°Suite of real-time location system solutions. More…