Prolog Software Selected by Western Sydney Area Health Service to Control and Manage Projects
Australian Healthcare Provider Standardizes on Meridian Solutions
Folsom, Calif. (April 30, 2003) -- Meridian Project Systems (Meridian), a leading provider of project management software and ASP solutions, announced today that Western Sydney Area Health Service (WSAHS) has selected Prolog Manager and Prolog WebSite for its WIN Program Stage 1, a (AUS) $178.5 million hospital redevelopment project in Australia. Prolog Application Suite has become the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry standard for project management.
WSAHS is performing a major capital works and health services realignment program to improve health services to the expanding population in the Western region of Sydney, Australia. To achieve on time and under budget performance on its projects, WSAHS identified the need to invest in a comprehensive project management software tool. WSAHS, in association with Atkinson Capital Insight (ACI), a project management company specializing in healthcare, selected Prolog for its capabilities in controlling, managing and reporting on its projects.
“We selected Prolog Manager for its Project Cost Management capability,” said Col Erickson, director of facilities development unit at WSAHS. “Prolog allows WSAHS to monitor costs more effectively so we can meet budget management standards required for all of the projects. With Prolog, WSAHS can also provide regular reporting to a number of different stakeholders within the WIN Program,” added Erickson.
The strict time and budget requirements for WIN-based projects requires a high degree of collaboration across a broad range of participants including medical practitioners, architects, engineers and consultants. For WSAHS to communicate effectively and efficiently at such a high level, Web-based Collaboration functionality was considered an essential part of the solution. “Prolog WebSite meets this requirement by allowing our teams to communicate in a timely manner using real-time information,” stated Gary Tower, ACI Program Director for WSAHS’s WIN Program.
WSAHS and ACI were supported in their implementation of the Meridian suite of products through its Australian channel partner, EKM Systems in Sydney, Australia. The EKM Systems team, headed by Doug Sanger provided business & technical consulting, training and local product support, to WSAHS throughout their Prolog implementation.
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About WSAHS
The WSAHS boundaries cover 762 sq kilometers and include five local
government areas, the cities of Parramatta and Blacktown, and many residential,
commercial, semi-industrial and rural zones. Health services are provided
from a networked group of facilities including 4 acute hospitals (1
tertiary referral centre), 1 mental health hospital, 2 special care
hospitals, 7 community health centres and numerous local clinics. There
are approximately 1,275 beds in total available within the seven public
hospitals and a further 200 beds in private hospitals.
It is a major population growth area representing approximately 10.4% of the State’s total inhabitants. To the planning horizon (2011) for the Western Sydney Strategy the WSAHS population is expected to grow by 18% to 760,000. The population is highly culturally diverse with 32% born overseas and a significant indigenous population. There is a diverse mix of socioeconomic groups and a high level of utilisation of the public health system.
Challenges facing health care providers include a high rate of premature mortality caused by cardio vascular disease, smoking related illnesses, age related illnesses and motor traffic trauma.
About EKM Systems
EKM Systems is an Australian company with skills and experience in the
areas of Project Control, Document Management and System Integration.
EKM Systems has developed methodologies for the business analysis, workflow
design and the implementation of AEC knowledge management systems. The
company applies its knowledge through Meridian Project Systems' simple
to use, highly customizable tools that allow clients to view and modify
documents, files and graphics generated by large-scale projects.
About Meridian
Meridian Project Systems, a leading provider of project management software
and ASP solutions, debuted on Inc magazine's INC 500 as the 56th fastest
growing company in the United States in 2000, and has appeared on the
prestigious list two years in a row. More than 100,000 professionals
from Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, manufacturers, and
AEC firms use Meridian products. In the Business of Projects since 1993,
Meridian offers both software and ASP-based tools, including the award-winning
Prolog Application Suite and ProjectTalk.com. Meridian is headquartered in
Folsom, Calif., with offices in Düsseldorf, Germany; Vancouver,
British Columbia; and St. Petersburg, Russia. Visit www.MeridianSystems.com for
further information
Media Contact
Sue Watkins
Meridian Project Systems
(916) 294-2136
swatkins@meridiansystems.com
