Case Study: Wheeling Hospital achieves better care coordination with Altera Digital Health's Sunrise EHR

The power of a single patient record across West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle

Wheeling Hospital, a medical center serving West Virginia's Northern Panhandle, faced challenges with disconnected care settings. They utilized a mix of paper processes and disparate electronic health record (EHR) systems, which made it difficult to track patients and coordinate care across their facilities. To address this, they turned to Altera Digital Health for a fully integrated EHR solution, implementing the Sunrise Ambulatory platform to create a single patient record.

Altera Digital Health's solution provided Wheeling Hospital with a unified Sunrise platform that connected all care settings. This integration streamlined workflows, reduced the number of clicks for documentation, and enabled better care coordination. The measurable results included time savings of 20 minutes per day per provider on average with improved charge capture, along with safer prescribing practices and more informed clinical decision-making.

Wheeling Hospital

Trevor Nickerson

Clinical Analyst