Washington Hospital
155 Wilson Avenue
Washington, PA 15301
A Compass for Our Campus
A NEW APP FOR SMARTPHONES
AND TABLETS, PATHPOINT GETS
YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.
Local resident Benjamin Marasco, Founder and CEO
of Pathpoint, knows what it's like to shuffle from appointment
to appointment. During college, he was diagnosed with
cancer and spent his time trying to navigate his way through
life and through hospital hallways. en an idea sparked:
What if hospitals offered a digital map to patients, similar to
GPS for roads? So, he founded Pathpoint and partnered with
Washington Health System.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Once you arrive on campus and open the Pathpoint app, a dot
displays your location. Aer inputting a destination, a line
appears, charting your course at every turn. You'll receive
detailed written instructions as well. Now, you can find a
specific patient's room, hospital department or the nearest
bathroom without stopping to ask for directions or to study
signs. An added perk: A built-in feature remembers your
parking location.
"I partnered with my local hospital because we share
a similar mission to meet patients' most practical needs,"
Marasco says. "I've recovered from cancer, but I want to
help others."
e Patient and Family Centered Care Council at WHS
gives the app a hearty thumbs-up, acknowledging that the
system will help patients and their visiting loved ones feel
more in control.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT PATHPOINT AT WHS BY VISITING
WHS.ORG.
