Memorial Hospital & ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER
Now OFFERING TEXT MESSAGING TO FIND OUT er WAIT TIMES
Jacksonville, FL (June 1, 2009) – Memorial Hospital and Orange Park Medical Center, along with other Florida and South Carolina HCA hospitals are now offering potential emergency room patients how long the wait is before they make the trip.
Patients can text 23000 with the word ER in the text body to find out the wait time from their cell phone. A text message will respond, requiring the users’ zip code, and will reply back with the average ER wait time for their closest facility. It also provides a toll free number where users can speak to a Registered Nurse regarding medical questions or physician referrals. The wait times are also posted online at www.memorialhospitaljax.com and www.opmedical.com.
"This technology provides our patients with information that has never been available before,” James B. Wood, President & CEO of
Times posted via text messaging on Memorial and
ABOUT MEMORIAL HEALTH: Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO,) Memorial Health, consisting of Memorial Hospital, Orange Park Medical Center and Specialty Hospital, is known as a leader in quality, compassionate healthcare with a reputation maintained through excellent staff, along with programs of technological advances, growth and expansion to meet the ongoing needs of the community. Memorial Health serves the entire
