5 Hospitals Treat Patients in Polk
Electronic health records are a major focus at hospitals throughout Polk County.
Bartow Regional Medical Center has scheduled an April 28, 2011 "go live" date for its hospitalwide system.
"I'm very excited about it," said Trudy Alward, Bartow Regional's health information management director.
Lakeland Regional Medical Center implemented its electronic health records system in September 2010 for the emergency department and for services before, during and after surgery. It hopes to have the whole hospital covered by May 2012.
Other Polk hospitals already had electronic health records, sometimes called electronic medical records, in their emergency departments and are at various stages of going paperless.
Winter Haven is aiming for late 2012 or early 2013 for full installation.
Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center and Lake Wales Medical Center have electronic systems in their emergency departments. Both are working to implement the system hospitalwide.
Heart of Florida's goal is to have its system in place throughout the hospital in two to three years. Lake Wales Medical Center hasn't set a final date yet.
POLK HOSPITALS
Bartow Regional Medical Center, 72 beds, 2200 Osprey Blvd., Bartow, 863-533-8111, www.bartowregional.com.
Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, 200 beds, 40100 U.S. 27, Haines City, 863-422-4971, www.heartofflorida.com.
Lake Wales Medical Center, 160 beds, 410 S. 11th St., Lake Wales, 863-676-1433, www.lakewalesmedicalcenter.com.
Lakeland Regional Medical Center, 851 beds, 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, 863-687-1100, www.lrmc.com.
Winter Haven Hospital, 527 beds, 200 Ave. F N.E., Winter Haven, 863-293-1121, www.winterhavenhospital.com. Regency Center for Women and Infants, 101 Ave. O S.E., is part of WHH.
