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Ottawa, ON – October 5, 2022 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) and The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) formally announced a collaboration agreement that will improve the quality of patient care.
TOH will integrate data and reporting to standardize and improve its services by using artificial intelligence and smart connected devices. The collaboration agreement between TOH and BD will specifically focus on four key areas:
- Creating an organizational approach to ensure antimicrobials are used prudently and in only necessary ways to preserve their future effectiveness.
- Developing clinical decision support tools that use artificial intelligence to enhance choices made by medical professionals.
- Creating a strategy for medication management that works to support patients and caregivers during every step of the patient’s journey.
- Ensuring an integrated approach to chronic disease management for patients, families and staff.
Through this collaboration agreement, TOH embarks on a journey to be on the cutting edge, tackling the complex problems impacting the health care sector in Ontario and the rest of Canada.
“At The Ottawa Hospital, we are always thinking about the future of health care and collaborating with BD allows us to find new and innovative ways of ensuring our patients receive the best care possible,” said Cameron Love, President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital. “This partnership gives us the opportunity to improve patient care and challenge the status quo of the health care industry, which will also help as we look towards building our new state-of-the-art health care facility.”
“BD is committed to collaborating with health care providers who value innovation in serving the needs of Canadian patients,” said Ivy Parks, President of BD Canada. “At BD, our purpose is advancing the world of health and, together with The Ottawa Hospital, our technologies and areas of focus will bring solutions to clinicians, positively impact patients in the Ottawa region, and partner with TOH on their path to becoming the first ‘smart hospital’ in Ontario.”
About The Ottawa Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital is committed to providing each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion that they would want for their loved ones. Over their three campuses, they serve tens of thousands of patients in Ottawa and the surrounding area each year. They rank 5th in Canada for total research funding and published over 2,200 research papers in 2019. As one of the largest research hospitals throughout the country, they are constantly innovating and providing new insight into the healthcare sector.
About BD
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of healthcare by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for healthcare providers. BD and its 70,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help enhance the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to accurately detect disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to healthcare. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com/en-ca or connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/bd1/ and Twitter @BDandCo.
For Media Inquiries:
BD-Canada
Ozgur Uzun, Communications Manager
365-440-1930
The Ottawa Hospital
Michaela Schreiter, Manager, Communications Strategy and Media Relations
613-222-7674