Leading Senior Healthcare Services Provider Replaces Cisco and Aerohive with Aruba Instant Controller-less Access Points for more than 200 Locations
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) today announced that Consulate
Health Care, the sixth largest provider of senior healthcare services in
the nation, and the largest in Florida, has chosen Aruba for a major
wireless network upgrade. When fully deployed, the network will include
2,700 Aruba Instant controller-less access points (APs), to connect
Consulate’s 200+ care centers across 21 states.
Understanding the importance of employing the newest and best forms of
technology to aid its employees in meeting resident and patient care
needs, Consulate sought to upgrade its aging wireless infrastructure.
The organization’s existing Cisco and Aerohive equipment was unable to
provide the scalability and security Consulate requires to serve the
more than 600 company-issued mobile devices and thousands of guest
devices connecting to the network daily.
To address these challenges, Consulate selected Aruba to provide the
stable, reliable and secure infrastructure the organization was seeking.
According to Consulate’s
Chief Information Officer, Mark Crandall, the Aruba deployment will
help the organization in meeting three of the core business drivers that
were central to its wireless network initiative: continually improving
Consulate’s continuum of care, attaining better clinical measures, and
protecting patients’ health data.
“This Wi-Fi deployment positions Consulate Health Care for mobile point
of care solutions, telemedicine opportunities, and of course, the
connectivity that is required for our Electronic Health Record
platform,” said Crandall. “We needed to find a partner that would be
able to help us roll out a scalable, supportable solution to our care
centers across the 21 states that we serve. Aruba has proven to offer a
comprehensive and efficient solution that ensures wireless network
availability and secure communication among our staff, patients,
administrators and guests.”
Currently, Consulate has 1,900 Aruba Instant access points deployed
throughout its corporate offices and care centers, and that number will
increase to 2,700 when the rollout is complete. Consulate Health Care
also uses Aruba mobility controllers and Remote Access Points (RAPs) to
support its corporate offices and remote employees.
In addition, Consulate is using Aruba ClearPass
to enable reliable and secure guest access and the organization’s Bring
Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. ClearPass Policy Manager with Guest is
used to authenticate the wide range of devices used internally as well
as those brought onto the network by guests and visitors. With
ClearPass, Consulate can offer its care center patients and their family
members, simple, self-enrollment for Internet access that doesn’t affect
the internal network. Consulate also uses Aruba’s AirWave
Network Management System to manage, update, secure and troubleshoot
the network.
Consulate currently supports Care Touch screens throughout a handful of
its care centers and with the new wireless infrastructure now in place,
plans to add more medical equipment to the network in the near future.
Point of care mobile devices and location-based services are areas the
provider will evaluate in the near future, as well.
“Mobility has become strategic in allowing healthcare organizations to
meet their business objectives,” said Jeff Dolce, Area Vice President
for Aruba Networks. “With a secure and reliable mobility infrastructure
in place, these organizations can innovate in areas like mobile patient
care, electronic medical records, and telemedicine. Consulate Health
Care is a great example of how the right wireless infrastructure can
enable more efficient and effective health care.”
Additional Resources:
Video: Mark Crandall, CIO, Consulate Health Care: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4kBenV9SG0
Aruba Test Report: Aruba Instant 135 vs. Aerohive AP330 and Cisco-Meraki
MR24 http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/technology/TR_InstantPerformance.pdf
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About Consulate Health Care
Consulate Health Care is the sixth-largest provider of senior healthcare
services in the nation and the largest provider in Florida, specializing
in post-acute care. We are a leading healthcare organization offering
services ranging from comprehensive short-term rehabilitation and
transitional care to Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Our compassionate
caregivers carry out our mission every day of "Providing Service
with Our Hearts and Hands", caring for our patients like
family, not because it's their job, but because it's their calling. For
more information about our nationwide family of dedicated health care
providers or to explore exciting career opportunities, please visit us
at www.consulatehealthcare.com.
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access
solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company designs and delivers
Mobility-Defined Networks that empower IT departments and #GenMobile, a
new generation of tech-savvy users who rely on their mobile devices for
every aspect of work and personal communication. To create a mobility
experience that #GenMobile and IT can rely upon, Aruba Mobility-Defined
Networks™ automate infrastructure-wide performance optimization and
trigger security actions that used to require manual IT intervention.
The results are dramatically improved productivity and lower operational
costs.
Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in
Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more,
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