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08/03/20 ae PYXIS Upgrade start week of 8/3/20
August 3, 2020
From: "Andrea M. Evans" <andrea.evans@hhsys.org>
To: "grp pharmacy" <grp_pharmacy@hhsys.org>
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 7:29:16 AM
Subject: PYXIS Upgrade start week of 8/3/2020
Starting today Monday, August 3rd @ 2 AM we will be upgrading the Pyxis Server to the new ES 1.6 platform. The Server upgrade can take up to 12hrs and all Pyxis stations will be placed on "Critical Override" for the duration. The Server will not be available until the upgrade is completed.
Starting Tuesday (8/4/2020) we will begin upgrading the Pyxis stations to the new 1.6 platform. The down time for each station can take up to 3 hours. Nurses will not have access to the Pyxis station during that time. Signs indicating date and time of upgrade will be placed on all med room doors and on the Pyxis stations during the upgrade. Pat Pelzer will also call each unit 1 hour before their scheduled down time as a reminder and for the RNs to remove medications that might be needed.
It will take the whole month of August to upgrade all 198 Pyxis stations including W&C and Madison Hospital.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Andrea