Guthrie Clinic cuts patient falls with injuries by 70% using AI on Dell infrastructure

Overview

The Guthrie Clinic, serving rural communities across 11,000 square miles of New York and Pennsylvania, built an IT foundation on the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, including Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell AI PCs. Using the Artisight AI platform running on Dell PowerEdge servers with NVIDIA GPUs to monitor patient movement and deliver fall-risk assessments, Guthrie reduced patient falls with injuries by nearly 70%, cut ICU stays by half a day, shortened emergency room time by more than 80 minutes, and achieved $7 million in operational cost savings in 2023.

The challenge

Rural healthcare providers often face unique hurdles, from staffing limitations to providing consistent care across vast distances. The Guthrie Clinic, serving communities across 11,000-square miles of New York and Pennsylvania, needed a robust and intelligent infrastructure to serve nearly 2 million patient visits each year across 76 offices and six hospitals.

The solution

Guthrie built its IT foundation on the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, including Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell AI PCs. It uses the Artisight AI platform, powered by Dell PowerEdge servers with NVIDIA GPUs, to monitor and analyze patient movement and deliver instant fall-risk assessments. Clinicians use Dell AI PCs and monitors to securely access clinical applications and patient data. Guthrie also launched The Guthrie Pulse Center, a virtual command center where AI-powered systems and dedicated clinical teams — including virtual nurses and electronic ICU staff — collaborate on patient observation, documentation and logistics like bed assignments, supported by a private cloud built on Dell infrastructure.

Reported business value

Guthrie reduced patient falls with injuries by nearly 70%, cut ICU stays by half a day, shortened emergency room time by more than 80 minutes, and achieved operational cost savings of $7 million in 2023 alone.