Affiliates & Sponsors

The West Wireless Health Institute is dedicated to working with health care organizations, wireless network providers, infrastructure companies, handset makers, retailers, academic institutions, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, foundations, inventors, entrepreneurs from around the world, with the goal of accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative health care solutions to deliver superior outcomes at lower costs.

 

“Collaborating with innovators that share our mission to accelerate wireless health solutions into the marketplace is at the cornerstone of everything we do. We want to enable health care systems around the world to begin realizing better patient outcomes at substantially lower costs. Through our research, development and educational activities we will continue to be a tireless champion for this industry.”
  - Gary West, founder and chairman

 

 

The following partners of the West Wireless Health Institute are demonstrating innovative leadership in the emerging wireless health industry.
Carefusion

CareFusion is a technology and education partner of the West Wireless Health Institute. CareFusion is a global corporation serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve patient care. The company develops market-leading technologies and employs more than 15,000 people across its global operations.
Carlos Slim Institute

The Carlos Slim Health Institute is partnering with the West Wireless Health Institute to help solve health care challenges for at-risk populations in the U.S., Mexico and throughout Latin America, through the use of innovative wireless health solutions.
Cisco

Cisco is a technology and education partner of the West Wireless Health Institute. Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, this year celebrates 25 years of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility.
GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare is a technology and education partner of the West Wireless Health Institute. GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $16 billion unit of General Electric Company. Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 46,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries.
Medtronic

Medtronic is a technology and education partner of the West Wireless Health Institute. Medtronic, headquartered in Minneapolis, is the global leader in medical technology – alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world.
Qualcomm

In support of the Institute’s launch, Qualcomm is proud to have been a founding technology partner, which provided extensive insight into the wireless health ecosystem and technology expertise.

 

Qualcomm currently serves as a technology and education partner and is supportive of the Institute’s mission to lower health care costs through innovation. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Qualcomm is a global leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies.
Scripps

In March 2009, Scripps Health was named a Healthcare Affiliate. Research and clinical discovery have been a part of Scripps’ mission since its founding in 1924. With 100 new clinical trials added each year, there are approximately 350 clinical trials active at Scripps at any given time.

 

Scripps Health is a $2 billion, non-profit, community-based health care system based in San Diego, California. Scripps treats nearly 500,000 patients annually through the dedication of more than 2,600 affiliated physicians and nearly 13,000 employees across five hospital campuses, 19 outpatient centers and home health care services.