Broadband silo busters: Southern Ohio Health Care Network

Business Wire via StimulatingBroadband.com 09/18/09 HICKORY, N.C.-- Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE: GLW) Telecommunications segment, and Horizon Telcom announced the selection of Corning Cable Systems as the supplier of optical fiber cable for the Southern Ohio Health Care Network (SOHCN). The SOHCN project will connect 120+ health care facilities to a robust fiber optic network.

The connectivity will allow area providers to participate in telemedicine initiatives, progressive community health record projects, and the regional health information organization. Likewise, use of the network will enhance sustainability of rural medical practices, develop deeper collaboration among health care providers, and enhance emergency communications...