Case Study: JFK Medical Center achieves rapid, secure access to patient records and scalable storage with NetApp

Transforming Delivery of Services by Mobilizing More Than 3,500 Caregivers Across Five Facilities

JFK Medical Center, a nonprofit healthcare system in central New Jersey with a 498‑bed flagship hospital, 3,500 employees, and 950 medical staff, faced an aging IT infrastructure that could not keep up with rapidly growing clinical data. With imaging and EHR data projected to reach 2PB and grow 20–30% annually across multiple hospitals, clinics, and remote sites, clinicians needed faster, secure access to patient records and images.

JFK replaced its legacy storage with NetApp solutions—including all‑flash AFF arrays, ONTAP, and SolidFire—and deployed VDI and a single management interface. The upgrade simplified management, reduced costs, and scaled for future growth; clinicians now get faster, secure access from any device or location, radiology can keep images online longer, and IT can centrally monitor and protect records while extending hardware life.

JFK Medical Center

Miroslav Belote

Director of Information Technology, Infrastructure