For Immediate Release

Mercy Health Center Gets WiFi

Oklahoma City — All Mercy Health Center patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers now have free wireless internet access—aka WiFi—throughout the main hospital.

“We wanted our patients and visitors to be able to stay connected when they are at Mercy,” said Jeff Johnston, Mercy Health Center chief operating officer. “It also gives our physicians the ability to keep in contact with their offices while they are making rounds at Mercy. It even provides new parents the opportunity to send photos of their newborn just moments after the little one arrives.”

Anyone who wants to access the free wireless service will be able to with their own WiFi equipped laptop, notebook computer or PDA. WiFi service and support are provided free of charge, and for any questions, people can contact WiFi technical support at 1-866-497-5377.

And while WiFi service provides a way for people to stay in touch, WiFi service is separate from any network used to transmit patient data. In addition to the main hospital, the lobby of Mercy’s Tower building is also wired for internet access.

Press release dated: July 17, 2007

Mercy Health Center, the first Magnet hospital in Oklahoma and among only 3 percent of hospitals in the nation to be awarded Magnet status, is a member of Mercy Health System of Oklahoma and the Sisters of Mercy Health System. Magnet-designated facilities: report higher patient satisfaction rates, deliver better patient outcomes, provide more nursing care at the bedside of patients and consistently outperform non-magnet organizations.