Case Study: Opelousas General Health System improves data center virtualization and cuts costs with Zones

A second opinion from Zones meets EHR objectives and virtualization goals for hospital data center

Opelousas General Health System (OGHS), a Louisiana hospital recognized as a five-time Most Wired honoree, wanted to use a required EHR system upgrade to also advance its data center virtualization goals. When its clinical solutions provider proposed an upgrade that would meet Phase I meaningful use requirements but require 17 new servers and add physical footprint without improving resilience, OGHS turned to Zones, Inc. for an objective review.

Zones, Inc. designed an alternative virtualized environment using four IBM Blade servers with advanced support and volume licensing, meeting the hospital’s functional requirements while reducing server sprawl and improving failover capability. The solution was approved, shipped, and installed quickly, helping OGHS achieve Phase I certification and CMS incentive eligibility within weeks, improve data center utilization, and save more than $20,000 versus the original proposal.

Opelousas General Health System