Guthrie Named One of Nation's Most Wired Health Care Systems for Eleventh Year

Guthrie has been recognized as one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals, according to the results of the 2018 Most Wired Survey released by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). This is the eighth consecutive year and the twelfth time in sixteen years that Guthrie has been recognized with a Most Wired award

Bert Robles, Guthrie's Chief Information Officer said, “We are very proud to have been named Most Wired for the eleventh time. This award reflects Guthrie's commitment to creating one of the most advanced, safe and accessible systems for our patients and employees. Patient engagement and the security of our health data are our top priorities and we continually strive to provide state of the art, secure information services.”

The Most Wired Hospitals award is given annually by CHIME to the top hospitals and health systems in the country making the most progress in the adoption of health information technology. This year marks the 19th anniversary of Health Care’s Most Wired Survey.

Guthrie is a non-profit integrated health system located in north central Pennsylvania and upstate New York, serving patients from an 11-county service area. Guthrie is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and is the first health system based in Pennsylvania and New York to join this network. Guthrie is comprised of a research institute, home care/hospice, hospitals in Sayre, Pa., Corning, N.Y., Towanda, Pa., and Troy, Pa., as well as a multi-specialty group practice of more than 325 physicians and 210 advanced practice providers in a regional office network encompassing 47 sub-specialty and primary care sites in 21 communities throughout Pennsylvania and New York. In addition, Guthrie offers home medical equipment and respiratory therapy products at six convenient Med Supply Depot locations. Guthrie provides a wide range of services and programs to enhance the health and well-being of those it serves.