Carousel and Vantage Healthcare Install Multi-Site Messaging Solution on Avaya Platform

Carousel Industries, a provider of data networking and converged communications, announced it signed an agreement with Vantage Healthcare Network to install a multi-site communications and messaging solution centered on the Avaya (News - Alert) Aura unified communications architecture.

The $3 million multi-site implementation begins with Saint Vincent Health System in Erie and will be completed by April 2011.

“As mobile devices continue to proliferate the health care system, it is very important for our physicians to have the ability to communicate in real time, and through a single contact,” said Jay Long, senior vice president, HGT, in a statement. “The solution Carousel has proposed makes financial sense and gives us everything we're looking for – seamless communications within and among our facilities.”

Saint Vincent Health System, the largest hospital of the 12 Vantage Healthcare Network owner members, will act as the hub for the network facilities. The network includes over 1,700 participating physicians throughout western Pennsylvania.

“Carousel Industries has worked with Vantage Health Group Telecommunications on an integrated plan allowing the broad network of Vantage hospitals to gain greater value in their day-to-day communications, by extending advanced network applications and core services across the entire group,” said Robert Acerra, regional sales director of Carousel Industries, in a statement.

The new system will enable seamless communications within and among participating hospitals as well as network integration across the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange, a secure network for sharing health information throughout the state.

“Vantage Healthcare Network is taking a major step to improve collaboration by effectively connecting care providers and the information they need to make informed decisions,” said Sanjeev Gupta (News - Alert), general manager, Healthcare Solutions for Avaya.

Recently, Carousel Industries announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Juma Technology, a business unit of the Juma Corporation, which is an Avaya Business Partner. Juma Technology (News - Alert) has approximately 350 customers and offices in Farmingdale, Long Island and New York City.