Access to ER Wait Times and Hospital Services is Now just One Touch Away
The MED is Proud to Offer a New Quick launch Web App to Connect with Increasingly Mobile Community
In the world of mobile technology there are a few “must haves” for every smartphone – quick access to your favorite restaurant, music, social networking sites and, now, College Station Medical Center.
Want to know the average wait time for the ER at the MED? It’s just one touch away. The same goes for directions and maps to the facility, contact information for hospital services and much more. By downloading a quick launch web app button onto your iPhone™, Droid™ or Blackberry™, accessing the recently launched College Station Medical Center mobile site is easier than ever.
"Our goal is to reduce the time it takes our community to get the information they want or need about the hospital," said Tom Jackson, College Station Medical Center CEO. "Whether someone is headed to a health seminar, has a question about a service or needs to check our ER wait time, it's all available via our new mobile website. By downloading our quick launch web app, anyone with a smartphone can get fast access to our mobile site."
Another “techie” advance the community might have noticed is the QR Code (that’s short for Quick Release Code) the MED recently used in its ER advertising. It’s a square bar code that is becoming more and more standard on advertising and in catalogs. Smartphones with barcode reading applications, which are available for free, can scan the code and be directed to the hospital’s mobile site – where they can download the quick launch web app. Anyone can also download the hospital’s app, by going to m.csmedcenter.com.
"It's all about convenience," said Jackson. “We’re using new technology to make sure the community can connect with us and have quick access to the services they need.”