UKL Automates Hospital Processes with Reliable, High-Performance Network

The University Hospital Leipzig (UKL) is Germany’s second oldest university medical institution, providing care for more than 400,000 patients annually at its 1450-bed hospital. The hospital’s staff is represented by more than 55 nations, working together in patient care, medical research, and teaching in clinics, institutes, and medical facilities.

Challenges

• Flexibility and bandwidth to support roaming 6,500 users and 18,000 devices per month across hospital campus
• Secure automation to meet Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) regulations and protect sensitive patient data
• Eliminate downtime so hospital staff can efficiently use critical medical devices and applications

Extreme Solutions

• Extreme Wireless™
• Extreme Switching™
• Extreme Control™
• Extreme Premier Services

Results

Simplicity

• Simplified, secure onboarding and network access for authorized personnel
• Eliminated physical separation of service networks which improves network flexibility and cost efficiency

Security

• Automatic segmentation of critical hospital devices and equipment like PCs, X-ray machines, robots, and other IoMT keep devices securely isolated
• Future proof solutions will further promote automation and security strategies as hospital operations expand

The Value of Service

• 24/7/365 support from network experts dedicated to resolving unforeseeable scenarios
• Dedicated Premier Services team to provide guidance on deployments, technology challenges, delivery and more