...part of the reason why we went with Qwest is that partnership attitude and ability to formulate those different solutions around connectivity...And it was important for us to have the flexibility of using whatever technology is out there to do the connectivity.Todd Panella, IT Manager - Desktop/Voice Services & Network of Care
The Children's Hospital of Denver has 2,300 employees that work from many locations. In order to better serve its child patients, the hospital moved to a larger location. The transition included bringing an outsourced, data center solution in house. As a result, IT managers needed to implement a solution that could efficiently connect all the hospital's locations and support the high-bandwidth needs of its data center, picture archiving communications system (PACS) and electronic medical records applications.
Decision makers evaluated three leading vendors in the Denver area. They compared them for the flexibility of their service offerings, their ability to work with the hospital in a "partnership" capacity, and their ability to lower costs. Per Todd Panella, IT manager for the Children's Hospital, the analysis led to the selection of the Qwest® Metro Optical Ethernet service (QMOE™). The solution connects 15 sites in the Denver metro area.
Founded in 1908, The Children's Hospital is a private; not-for-profit pediatric health-care network dedicated 100 percent to caring for kids. With 1,130 pediatric specialists and more than 2,300 full-time employees, Children's is home to a number of nationally and internationally recognized medical programs. The Children's Hospital has been ranked for more than a decade as one of the best children�s hospitals nationally in U.S. News & World Report, and as the consistent choice eight years in a row by area physicians for the care of their loved ones.
