Tuesday, August 16, 2011

UW Health Partners Watertown Regional Medical Center Chooses GetWellNetwork as Interactive Patient Care (IPC) Provider


GetWellNetwork, Inc. , provider of the industry's leading interactive patient care (IPC) solution, and UW Health Partners Watertown Regional Medical Center ( WRMC ) today announced that the GetWellNetwork solution will be installed at WRMC. A MOST WIRED hospital serving south-central Wisconsin and a partner of UW Health, WRMC is implementing GetWellNetwork's IPC solution to improve the patient experience through increased engagement and education.


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