Intermountain Health Care Implements Computrition Software at Dixie Regional Medical Center

Business Wire, June 14, 2002

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CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2002

Dixie Regional Medical Center, St. George, Utah, part of the 21-hospital Intermountain Health Care (IHC) system, recently implemented Computrition's Nutrition Care Management (NCM) software. This marks the sixth IHC facility to fully implement the NCM software, designed to automate the functions of the healthcare nutrition services office.

"We recognized an immediate time savings of up to five hours per day after implementation of Computrition," says Eric Wilkinson, Foodservice Director at Dixie Regional. "It has truly streamlined our operation in the diet office and freed up staff time which allows us to focus more on direct patient contact."

"The flexibility of the Computrition NCM software allows easy adaptation for each IHC site, which has helped this rollout continue on a smooth course," notes Mary George, Business Systems Analyst at IHC and project manager for the Computrition implementation.

Headquartered in Chatsworth, California, Computrition, Inc. has provided innovative software solutions to the hospitality industry since 1981. With over 4000 customers throughout the United States and Canada, Computrition offers a variety of software options to meet the needs of any size or complexity of operation.

Dixie Regional Medical Center is a progressive, full-service, 137-bed regional referral center serving the medical needs of Washington County, Utah and the tri-state region of southwestern Utah, southeastern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona.

Intermountain Health Care is a community-owned, nonprofit health care organization based in Salt Lake City that serves the health needs of Utah and Idaho residents. The IHC system includes hospitals, clinics, affiliated physicians and health insurance plans.