50,000th Clinitek Status Urine Analyser - Siemens Celebrate Medal Winning Moments At Frimley Park Hospital, England

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health;  Urology / Nephrology
Article Date: 29 Oct 2008 - 8:00 PST

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The 50,000th Siemens Clinitek Status urine analyser has just been installed in the Children's Ward and Teenage Unit at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.

Ward sisters Gail Ashworth and Gillian Rooney and members of the hospital's Point of Care team, were accompanied by some of their patients to receive the analyser from Kate Cox Operational Manager at Frimley Park. Members of the Siemens team had travelled to the presentation from Sudbury, Suffolk where the analyser is made, so that they could see first hand how it is used in a hospital setting.

Kate Cox explained to the children how the analyser is "like a detective" and that the results it produces help the doctors and nurses to make the children well again. "Almost every child has a urine test done on a Siemens analyser when they come into the Ward", explained Gail Ashworth, Ward Sister, "All 35 of our nursing staff , together with our Point of Care Medical Technical Officers, have been trained on the analyser. It is so easy to use and accurate, and the rapid results indicate where further analysis is needed, enabling us to swiftly care for our patients."

Gillian Rooney, Ward Sister and Diabetes Specialist agrees, "Such rapid results help so much when we are teaching parents how to manage a diabetic child. It really makes it easier to explain diabetes as a condition when the results obtained from the analyser give them an instant picture of their child on that day. We wouldn't be without it and are delighted to have the new machine."

Two children were well enough to join in the celebrations and were presented with Siemens 50,000th Clinitek Status gold medals to make the day even more memorable. To receive their medals, the children stood on an "Olympic" winners' podium that they had made themselves as part of the celebrations.

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Clinitek Status analyser and their other products for urinalysis please contact Catherine.spurgeon@siemens.com

The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated healthcare company, bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens Healthcare delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care - from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. Additionally, Siemens Healthcare is the global market leader in innovative hearing instruments. The company employs more than 49,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens Healthcare reported sales of €9.85 billion, orders of €10.27 billion, and group profit of €1.32 billion. Further information can be found by visiting http://www.siemens.com/healthcare.

allows automated reading and recording of accurate urinalysis results. Siemens Multistix® strips or Clinitest® hCG cassettes are used as sampling devices for the patient's urine and inserted in to the analyser. Staff can then walk away to undertake other urgent tasks, before returning to find a print-out of results waiting on the Clinitek Status®. This approach reduces the possibility of errors that may arise when interpreting results by eye.

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