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Newton-Wellesley Hospital Introduces LogicJunction's Indoor Navigation Platform to Help Visitors Reach Their DestinationNEWTON, Mass., June 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Newton-Wellesley Hospital recently launched a new wayfinding tool to help patients and visitors locate and navigate between departments and physician offices — making it much easier to reach appointments conveniently and on time. Newton-Wellesley partnered with LogicJunction, a Cleveland, Ohio-based solutions provider, to launch the indoor mapping technology designed to help visitors travel to virtually any destination at the hospital's more than 1-million-square-foot facility. The tool can be accessed at http://www.nwh.org/findyourway and is available via mobile and web. "Most people likely have a lot on their minds when they visit Newton-Wellesley, but trying to find their way around shouldn't be one of them," said Dr. Michael R. Jaff, President of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, noting the potential challenges of navigating the sizable campus. "People use their phones to get most everywhere these days — why not their doctor's office?" In addition to offering easy-to-use, interactive maps, the service also offers:
"We're so proud to partner with Newton-Wellesley — a health care organization clearly focused on innovation — to help bring a top-tier wayfinding experience to their patients and visitors," said Mark Jowell, CEO of LogicJunction. "And a big part of that is integrating our platform with other aspects of the patient experience like GPS apps and ridesharing services to help patients seamlessly reach their destination." For Dr. Jaff, improving the hospital's navigability is just one more way Newton-Wellesley Hospital continues to evolve to meet the needs of patients and visitors in a competitive health care environment. "Ensuring the best possible experience for everyone who walks through our doors is something we are intensely focused on at Newton-Wellesley Hospital," said Jaff. "This tool is another example of that commitment." About LogicJunction About Newton-Wellesley Hospital Serving its community for over 130 years, Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) provides a wide range of services, including medical, surgical, obstetric and gynecological, cardiovascular, emergency, orthopaedic, neonatal, pediatric, hematology/oncology and psychiatric care—with a medical staff of over 1,000 physicians practicing a full range of specialties. NWH is a major teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine and has established post-graduate training programs for Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital residents, teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. For more information about services and programs offered at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, please visit www.nwh.org.
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