{"id":148475,"date":"2026-04-05T11:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148475"},"modified":"2026-04-05T11:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:58:52","slug":"st-lukes-marks-10-years-of-innovation-with-masimo-continuous-monitoring-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148475","title":{"rendered":"St. Luke\u2019s Marks 10 Years of Innovation with Masimo Continuous Monitoring Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo Caption: Dr. Matthew Zheng of St. Luke’s Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates shows the Masimo device that helps detect trends and early indicators of patient deterioration.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network is marking a decade of leadership and transformation in patient safety through its innovative use of Masimo continuous monitoring\u00a0technology, an advancement that has helped the Network become the #1\u2011ranked health system for quality, safety and patient experience according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n

Over the past 10 years, St. Luke\u2019s has implemented Masimo hardware and software across all medical\u2011surgical units and other areas that do not require one\u2011to\u2011one nursing care. Patients in these units wear a noninvasive Masimo device that continuously\u00a0monitors\u00a0vital signs, enabling care teams to\u00a0identify\u00a0early signs of deterioration and reduce transfers to the ICU, sepsis rates, code events, readmissions,\u00a0and\u00a0complications associated with sedatives or narcotics.<\/p>\n

\u201cA patient can be on a floor at our Miners Campus, and if they are starting to show signs of sepsis, it will trigger an alert in our remote Virtual Response Center,\u201d said Aldo Carmona, MD, Senior Vice President of Clinical Integration and\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of Anesthesiology. \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0mind\u2011boggling to realize that all our patients are getting the same level of monitoring, the same level of scrutiny.\u00a0There has been a zero incidence of central nervous system injuries from sedatives or narcotics since\u00a0the system\u2019s\u00a0implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel\u00a0Candillon, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Masimo,\u00a0said, \u201cSuch powerful innovation in health care delivery will undoubtedly continue to fuel this unique and historic partnership as we introduce the next generation of wearable sensors and novel disease-detection algorithms into their trusted hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The foundation of St. Luke\u2019s system for patient safety is Masimo\u2019s\u00a0Root\u00ae Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform, complemented by the Masimo Patient SafetyNet\u2122 (PSN), which provides continuous supplemental monitoring and real\u2011time clinical notification. When a patient\u2019s vital signs move outside customized safety parameters, PSN automatically alerts caregivers, functioning as an early\u2011warning system that helps prevent emergencies before they become more challenging and even potentially fatal crises.<\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s further advanced the system by engineering a direct connection between Masimo technology and its Epic electronic medical records.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were the first in the nation to map Masimo to Epic and their predictive models,\u201d explained Charlie Sonday, St. Luke\u2019s Chief Associate Medical\u00a0Officer\u00a0and CMIO of Medical Informatics. \u201cEpic had not engineered that, so we did that with them, and that was a major engineering feat to figure out how to map the live data feeds into a predictive model.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s first introduced Masimo technology through a small\u00a0pilot program\u00a0on a high acuity trauma floor.\u00a0After demonstrating strong clinical value during subsequent rollouts, the system expanded across the Network.\u00a0During the COVID\u201119 pandemic, PSN played a critical role\u00a0by\u00a0allowing nurses to\u00a0monitor\u00a0patients remotely, reducing unnecessary exposure. St. Luke\u2019s also used the technology to remotely\u00a0monitor\u00a0more than 6,000 patients at home.<\/p>\n

Thanks to St. Luke\u2019s exceptional care and innovations, the Network was significantly more successful at saving the lives of COVID-19 patients than many other health\u00a0care\u00a0systems and hospitals nationwide.\u00a0A\u00a0statistical analysis of hospital data\u00a0drawn from more than 1,300 U.S. hospitals by PINC AI\u2122, a leading technology and services platform owned by Premier Inc.,\u00a0 showed that\u00a0St. Luke\u2019s saved 700 more COVID-19 patients than would have been the case if the Network had performed similarly to a typical U.S. hospital.<\/p>\n

Today, every patient in a medical\u2011surgical unit is\u00a0monitored\u00a0for oxygen saturation and pulse rate around the clock, with nurses adding blood pressure,\u00a0temperature\u00a0and\u00a0respiratory\u00a0rate. All data flows automatically into the electronic medical record.\u00a0If a reading falls outside the safe range, PSN immediately notifies the appropriate nurse so they can respond at once.<\/p>\n

Beyond reporting numbers, the system\u00a0identifies\u00a0trends and early indicators of patient deterioration. By recognizing subtle changes in heart rate,\u00a0oxygenation\u00a0and blood pressure, PSN can issue alerts for sepsis risk\u00a0or other clinical concerns. This predictive capability allows teams to intervene early,\u00a0thereby\u00a0improving\u00a0outcomes\u00a0and\u00a0preventing\u00a0crises.<\/p>\n

The benefits have been significant.\u00a0For\u00a0instance, a PSN alert recently notified a nurse that a patient\u2019s oxygen level had fallen to 70%; fast intervention helped save the patient\u2019s life.\u00a0Since adopting the system, St. Luke\u2019s has achieved:<\/p>\n