A global leader in enterprise business communications, NEC Unified Solutions, Inc., announced a large-scale unified communications (UC) deployment with a multi-hospital healthcare system based in Marlton, NJ, called Virtua Health. NEC is implementing, building on a strong 11-year relationship with Virtua, an IP communications migration that includes from infrastructure and applications to services, ongoing support and monitoring, all aspects of the NEC UNIVERGE®360 portfolio.

Through advanced IP technology, Virtua plans to enhance a proven communications environment that allows hospital staff and employees to connect quickly and reliably. To enhance Virtua’s productivity and continue to deliver an outstanding patient experience, it will also leverage UC and specialized healthcare applications. Virtua selected NEC UC and IP-based solutions, after evaluating the options offered, including its UNIVERGE UM8500 unified messaging platform that will support productivity-enhancing UC applications, such as telephone and call systems, unified messaging and patient find-me / follow-me. NEC’s comprehensive UNIVERGE360 approach, with its UC and mobility features, also brings the healthcare system closer to its goal of becoming a paperless and wireless environment.

MBA, Assistant Vice President, Information Services, Virtua Health, Maria Foschi, said: “At Virtua, our primary focus is providing the best care possible for our patients, and reliable, streamlined communications is critical for us to make this mission a reality”. “NEC was the clear choice and partner for Virtua to implement our communications technology migration because of its strong roadmap, comprehensive solution set and proven ability to execute with healthcare providers and other large corporations.”

Based on NEC’s recently announced UNIVERGE360 communications model, The Virtua solutions enable businesses to fully integrate employee roles with automated business processes, resulting in a unified organization. NEC will combine new and existing software, applications, infrastructure, services and partnerships to deliver an enterprise-wide UNIVERGE360 solution to Virtua’s thousands of employees.