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» Disney Cancer Center enhances patient care and clinical operations through improved network infrastructure and technology planning
Disney Cancer Center enhances patient care and clinical operations through improved network infrastructure and technology planning

Innovative use of Technology Contracting® aims to decrease patient stress and improve hospital operations

MILWAUKEE ? (April 6, 2010) ? In pursuit of an innovative clinical care experience, the new Roy and Patricia Disney Cancer Center in San Fernando Valley, Calif., features integrated information technologies (IT) designed to enhance the patient experience and ensure efficient facility operations. Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, which operates the new cancer treatment facility, selected Johnson Controls to design, install, and implement the Technology Contracting® model to create a single converged network that supports clinical, business and building systems ? with the goal of improving patient care and satisfaction while easing day-to-day operations for administrators and clinicians.

Opened in February 2010, the Disney Cancer Center provides diagnosis, treatment, professional counseling, support groups and educational resources from one 55,000-square-foot location. Its holistic design is intended to create a peaceful sanctuary for cancer patients, incorporating art, therapeutic music and soothing colors, supported by innovative planning and the design of the enabling IT and building infrastructure.

?We will have the first facility offering a comprehensive range of cancer therapies in a single location in the San Fernando Valley,? said Robert Hacker, regional director, facilities and construction services, Providence Health & Services California. ?It was critical we coordinate comfort controls, communication systems and clinical systems to maximize efficiency and deliver the best possible patient experience.?

Clinical systems converge on a single IT network, improving workflow and patient wayfinding
From the initial planning process to implementation, the IT infrastructure at the Disney Cancer Center was designed to work with the business and building systems, and clinical operations. Clinical systems, including radiology and telemetry, and a nurse call system operate on the network.

?Our doctors, nurses, administrators and engineers are connected with the information that they need at any time which ensures efficient operations at all levels,? said Raymond Lowe, information services director, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, regional director, IS operation. ?Nurses and doctors can monitor patient conditions. It?s the kind of operation that our oncology patients and their families deserve.?

The design process considered technologies to increase patient satisfaction by reducing wait times and making it easier for patients to locate the appropriate treatment area. For example, through the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies, a clinician is paged to the appointed clinical treatment location when a patient arrives. When the patient enters a treatment room, the lighting, music and temperature adjust to their preferences in order to personalize the experience and reduce stress.

Technology contracting supports clinical systems, business and building applications
The Technology Contracting® model helped the center assess its technology needs and design one IP backbone?instead of multiple networks?that can be used by all the building automation, security, clinical and administrative systems to help reduce infrastructure costs.

?Creating an innovative patient experience can be accomplished by a well-designed IT infrastructure and intelligent data sharing between technology systems,? said James Dagley, vice president strategy, Johnson Controls. ?Technologies that are selected and installed must support the hospital?s clinical and business objectives. Only then can you create a smarter, more productive healthcare environment.?

In addition, Technology Contracting integrates systems such as building management, unified voice, and data network; heating and air conditioning; lighting; and fire and security systems to provide authorized staff with access to real-time monitoring and controls data so they can make adjustments accordingly.

?The freedom of future-ready IT infrastructure is very powerful. With this infrastructure, we will always have the flexibility to add or modify best-in-class clinical, business and building applications, knowing that our technology partner will be able to integrate them into the system,? said Lowe. ?Ongoing network maintenance is reduced through efficient network design.?

Johnson Controls serves as the single point of responsibility for the design and installation of the converged network, technology recommendations, specifications and procurement, and systems integrations, eventually transitioning the operations and management to the Disney Cancer Center?s staff.

About Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, founded in 1943, is a comprehensive not-for-profit health care organization, sponsored by the Sisters of Providence. Composed of 448 licensed beds, the Burbank medical center is the largest hospital in the San Fernando Valley, with more than 650 physicians, and 2,000 employees and volunteers on staff. Providence Saint Joseph is known for its state-of-the-art technology and the high quality compassionate care provided by its physicians, nurses and ancillary staff. The Medical Center also offers services through its Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, Heart Center, Acute Rehabilitation Services, Women?s Services and Emergency Department. For more information on the Disney Cancer Center, visit http://www.providence.org.

About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) is the global leader that brings ingenuity to the places where people live, work and travel. By integrating technologies, products and services, we create smart environments that redefine the relationships between people and their surroundings. Our team of 130,000 employees creates a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world through our products and services for more than 200 million vehicles, 12 million homes and one million commercial buildings. Our commitment to sustainability drives our environmental stewardship, good corporate citizenship in our workplaces and communities, and the products and services we provide to customers. For additional information, please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/.

» Honeywell Launches "Add Honeywell" Website
Honeywell Launches "Add Honeywell" Website

New Website Shows How Honeywell Technologies Are Addressing Macro Trends Worldwide

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., April 7, 2010 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today launched ?Add Honeywell,? a new website (www.AddHoneywell.com) that demonstrates how the company?s technologies and innovations are making the world safer and more secure, more comfortable and energy efficient, and more innovative and productive.

?Honeywell technologies align with key global macro trends, such as energy, safety, and security, and are around us every day, whether at home, at work, in a car, or on a plane,? said Tom Buckmaster, Vice President of Honeywell Global Communications. ?Our differentiated products and solutions, such as flight safety systems, non-ozone depleting refrigerants, green fuel technology, turbochargers, and integrated process control systems, are changing markets and businesses worldwide. This site highlights how Honeywell technologies are making our world a better place.?

Through the use of 3-D animation, dynamic videos and photos, and easy navigation, the site demonstrates Honeywell?s technologies in aerospace, homes, refineries, commercial buildings, automobiles, and a broad range of other sector-specific applications. ?Add Honeywell? features hundreds of facts and statistics about the company?s differentiated technologies such as:

o Nearly 50% of Honeywell?s product portfolio delivers energy efficiency benefits across four industry sectors: transportation, commercial buildings, industrial, and residential.
o Honeywell?s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning (EGPWS) system, which helps to ensure safer flights, has more than 600 million hours in flight, with a database that covers 100% of the world's terrain, including more than 120,000 man-made obstacles.
o Honeywell has installed more than one million load-control devices, including switches and smart thermostats, providing utilities combined control of more than one gigawatt of peak consumption, which is equivalent to the generation capacity of a medium- to large-size power plant.
o Honeywell?s Spectra® fiber, which provides lightweight bullet resistance in armor ? including vests, breastplates, and helmets, as well as for vehicles and aircraft ? is 15 times stronger than steel and it floats.
o Honeywell turbochargers enable auto manufacturers to reduce the size of an engine by 25-30%, improving fuel efficiency without compromising performance.

For more facts and information on Honeywell, visit the new website at www.AddHoneywell.com.

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell?s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.

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» ASHRAE Research: Laboratory Test of Five Non-Chemical Devices Used in Cooling Towers Showed No Effectiveness in Preventing Biological Growth
ASHRAE Research: Laboratory Test of Five Non-Chemical Devices Used in Cooling Towers Showed No Effectiveness in Preventing Biological Growth

April 7, 2010 - ATLANTA ?New research supported by ASHRAE indicates that non-chemical devices (NCD) marketed to control the growth of biological agents, such as Legionella in cooling towers, may not materially reduce biological growth.

Research project No. 1361, Biological Control in Cooling Towers Using Non-Chemical Water Treatment Devices, a two-year project recently completed by Dr. Radisav Vidic at the University of Pittsburgh, evaluated five non-chemical devices using different technologies to control biological activity in a model cooling-tower system. The devices studied included a hydrodynamic cavitation device, pulsed and static electric field devices, an ultra-sonic device and a magnetic device.

In Dr. Vidic?s research, none of the non-chemical devices measurably reduced planktonic or sessile microbial populations in comparison to no-treatment tests and to a conventional chemical microbial control treatment protocol. The findings appear to be inconsistent with previous research by non-chemical device manufacturers and some independent researchers on some of the same devices tested in the ASHRAE study. Those other studies reported measurable degrees of biological control within the parameters of testing conducted.

?These results suggest that equipment operators, building owners and engineers should consider taking more frequent water sample tests for their systems that rely on NCDs for biological control. If the testing shows an issue, one possible measure is to add chemical treatment capability to their system to prevent a potential health hazard from developing until additional research and field testing can resolve this question,? according to Dr. Vidic .

The study results are still subject to final approval by the sponsoring technical committee, TC 3.6 ? Water Treatment. ASHRAE anticipates formal approval and the release of the final report for this project at its 2010 Annual Meeting Conference in June.