New ThermAlert Machines Installed In Jersey City Hospitals

Jersey City NJ

18 August, 2020

8:00 PM

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Press release from CarePoint Health: August 18, 2020 Bayonne, N.J., July 30, 2020 – CarePoint Health announces today the installation of ZyterThermalAlert™, a smart thermal scanning and imaging system for automated, accurate, masstemperature screening, at its three New Jersey hospitals; Bayonne Medical Center, ChristHospital in Jersey City, and Hoboken University Medical Center. The system has a detection time of less than one second and accuracy of plus/minus 0.5 degreesFahrenheit. Smart alerts from thermal imaging cameras are sent instantly to medical staff orsecurity personnel monitors, computers or mobile devices. Those individuals with abnormaltemperature readings can then be redirected to a different location for additional testing orcare. "At CarePoint Health hospitals we are going the extra mile to provide additional safety for ourpatients, employees and visitors. Along with COVID free zones, these cameras will decrease theexposure to COVID as well as speed up the process of entering the hospital as we continuescheduling elective surgeries," said Dr. Achintya Moulick, CEO of CarePoint Health. "The twelvecameras will be divided across the three facilities and placed in strategic locations to mitigatethe risk for everyone coming to the hospitals. Leveraging technology at the time of thepandemic is an additional method to protect against the infection, and one of many waysCarePoint will continue to move forward in innovative ways." "We are honored to partner with CarePoint to increase workplace safety in theseunprecedented times," said Sanjay Govil, founder and chairman of Zyter, Inc, a leadingconnectivity, communication and collaboration platform. "ThermalAlert can be deployed in lessthan 48 hours and provides an efficient and unobtrusive solution for screening thousands ofpeople while minimizing staff resources and risk." Zyter ThermalAlert™ is a dual spectrum, thermal imaging solution that delivers continuous, real-time, non-contact temperature monitoring. It can measure the body temperature (between 86o F to 113 o F) of up to 6 people simultaneously within the temperature detection zone from adistance of up to 20 feet, much farther than the 1-6 feet industry average. The Centers forDisease Control and Prevention noted that 83 to 99 percent of people with a coronavirusinfection will have a fever. Temperature scanning systems provide fast and reliable results on easy-to-read digital screensand allow us to triage every visitor and employee who enters one of our three facilities, creating another layer of safety for our patients and staff," said Vijay Singh, Chief Hospital Executive at Bayonne Medical Center. Dr. Tucker Woods, Christ Hospital Chief Medical Officer added, "This technology is aninnovative tool that will help us ensure safety in the face of COVID-19. It is unique because ithas a large area of detection and allows non-contact quick body temperature screening ofpatients, visitors and employees." The Zyter core platform is HIPAA, FedRAMP, FISMA, GDPR, PHIPA, and PIPEDA compliant. ZyterThermalAlert is currently deployed at a military treatment facility (MTF), retail, commercialhealthcare, and transportation facilities nationwide, as has been used at live events andentertainment facilities. About CarePoint HealthCarePoint Health brings quality, patient-focused health care to Hudson County. Combining theresources of three area hospitals, Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital in Jersey City, andHoboken University Medical Center, CarePoint Health provides a new approach to deliver healthcare that puts the patient front and center. CarePoint leverages a network of top doctors, nursesand other medical professionals whose expertise and attentiveness work together to providecomplete coordination of care, from the doctor's office to the hospital to the home. Patientsbenefit from the expertise and capabilities of a broad network of leading specialists and specialized technology. At CarePoint Health, all medical professionals emphasize preventive medicine and focus on educating patients to make healthy life choices. For more information on its facilities, partners and services, visit www.carepointhealth.org. About Zyter, Inc.Zyter, founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneur Sanjay Govil, enables Global 2000 companies tobetter connect, communicate and collaborate so they can apply analytics to improveefficiencies and end-user experiences. The Zyter platform is HIPAA, FedRAMP, FISMA, GDPR,PHIPA, and PIPEDA compliant and boasts military-grade security and features includinganalytics, secure enterprise messaging, real-time location service, integrated video and audio,and open application integration. The privately-held company is based in Rockville, Md. Formore information, please visit www.zyter.com. This press release was produced by CarePoint Health. The views expressed here are the author's own.