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Southcoast Hospitals Launches iPhone App

By Southcoast Hospitals

Southcoast Hospitals Group recently launched an exciting new free application for the iPhone®, called Southcoast MyHealth, that helps patients and their families keep track of their medications, find a physician and stay connected with news and events at Southcoast.

The app is one of the most comprehensive mobile applications dedicated to patient safety offered by any hospital in New England or the U.S.

The Southcoast MyHealth app, which is available immediately for download from the App Store®, can be installed on any generation iPhone or iPod touch®. “One of the most critical of the National Patient Safety goals — and one of the greatest challenges for patients — is keeping track of their medications and having a list readily available when you see a physician,” said Keith A. Hovan, President of Southcoast Health System and President & CEO of Southcoast Hospitals Group. “We realize that many people not only take care of themselves, but also look after the health care needs of their family members. With Southcoast’s new iPhone app, people will always have an up-to-date list of medications for everyone who is important to them and have it right at their fingertips when they need it most.”

The concept for the app was developed in-house by Southcoast’s award-winning Marketing & Public Relations team in partnership with mediumstudio, a New Bedford-based design firm, and New Bedford developer Justin Brodeur.

“The idea for the app was something the Southcoast team had been considering for almost two years,” said Jim Rattray, Vice President of Marketing & Public Affairs, who led the team that conceived and developed the app. Actual development of the Southcoast MyHealth app took more than a year.
In addition to keeping track of medications for multiple people, the Southcoast MyHealth can also assist people in finding a physician, keep current with news from Southcoast, send emails to patients and provide feedback to Southcoast. It also features a handy phone directory for most frequently called numbers, which allows the user to quickly dial by just touching the number.

Southcoast also worked with another local business, Franchise Studios, to develop promotional and tutorial videos for the app.
“We were thrilled that this entire project was developed using local talent from the South Coast region,” Rattray said. “All of our partners live and work in our communities and join us in our commitment to improve the health of our communities.”
More information about the app, including a link to download it from iTunes, can be found at www.southcoast.org/myhealthapp/.

Southcoast Hospitals

Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.

Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in the region.

Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the community to provide services.

www.southcoast.org

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