Manning Hospital will connect with hospitals around the state

Manning, Iowa -- Manning Regional Health Center will be connecting with 82 hospitals in 84 locations around the state of Iowa through the Iowa Rural Healthcare Telecommunications Program.  The program under the direction of the Iowa Hospital Association uses the ICN Network to tie the hospitals together to benefit patients.  Fiber optic cables will be run from DMACC in Carroll to the hospital after the Carroll board of supervisors gave their approval this week.  Chantelle Hogrefe, Marketing and Public Relations Director at Manning Regional Health Center explains what this means for the hospital.

Hogrefe says the quicker access for doctors will benefit patients.

She says images will be able to be transmitted in seconds compared to the 20 minutes it can take today.  The new program is expected to be completed and operational by the end of 2011.