Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has implemented a new state-of-the-art digital data center at its Dewsbury and District Hospital, which will help deliver crucial improvements to the trust’s IT infrastructure and performance.
The purpose-built facility will house approximately 300 servers and store and manage data. It will support the 24/7 operation of a number of digital systems which underpin clinical and non-clinical activities at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
The old data center located in Dewsbury was no longer fit for purpose, being both obsolete and with no potential for expansion due to its location in an existing hospital building.
The new digital data center provides increased system resilience supporting a safer and more secure service provided by Mid Yorkshire's Digital Services Department. The trust says this will lead to fewer unplanned outages, as well as a substantial reduction in system downtime.
Mat Ramskill, Head of Digital Platforms at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, said: “Digital transformation of healthcare is a key focus for the NHS and for us in Mid Yorkshire. The new digital data center will help achieve this through confidence by enabling us to take full advantage of all appropriate technology opportunities.
“The data center is essential to ensuring that key services and applications are available and efficient 24 hours a day.”
Although many of the benefits of the digital data center will be realized behind the scenes, the association believes it will provide a “significant improvement in the safety of our patients, and the resulting reduction in delays and cancellations will improve the experience patients “.
Additionally, increased capacity will support the implementation of new technologies and further develop existing services.
Kat Poole, associate director of digital infrastructure at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals, said: “It is vital that we meet the challenge of improving patient outcomes and experiences by maximizing the potential benefits of new technologies.
“To achieve this, it will be crucial to future-proof digital infrastructure with state-of-the-art support. »