Avera McKennan Foundation Unveils Online Shop
Geonetric, an Internet technology leader in patient-centric healthcare web products and solutions, and Avera McKennan, the largest hospital in the Avera Health System, launched a new online shop for the Avera McKennan Foundation on June 13th.
Cedar Rapids, IA (PRWEB) June 16, 2005
Geonetric, an Internet technology leader in patient-centric healthcare web products and solutions, and Avera McKennan, the largest hospital in the Avera Health System, launched a new online shop for the Avera McKennan Foundation on June 13th.
Geonetric created the online Foundation with interactive features that will allow site visitors to make donations, register for events and shop for gift items. All proceeds from the items in the shop are donated to the Avera McKennan Foundation and used to benefit their patients and families. Geonetric developed several custom components that make it quicker and easier for potential donors to make contributions to the Foundation, including:
Shopping Cart – enables users to add foundation gift items to a cart, immediately showing a list of the items in the cart, their prices, total cost or continue their shopping experience Check Out – allows shoppers to fill in their personal and credit card information and have their purchases shipped directly to them
The Cookbook for Life and its accessories are currently available for purchase. Other Foundation shopping items will be rolled out, along with some new site components, including:
Make an Online Donation – donate a gift in honor or memory of someone, or in celebration of a special occasion, to benefit any area or service of the hospital Register for Events – sign up for events sponsored by the Foundation or purchase special event items. The module also utilizes Geonetric’s unique SmartPanel technology, which automatically displays any related links, information, or images based on the user’s context in the site, improving visitor satisfaction and conversion rates.
Monetary gifts are becoming more important for hospitals that strive to achieve the flexibility and strength necessary to meet the future challenges of providing quality healthcare. The creation of the online Foundation is critical to Avera McKennan because it will help generate direct revenue for the facility to reach their growth goals.
About the Avera McKennan Foundation
Established in 1982, the Avera McKennan Foundation encourages and accepts private gifts in support of Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, and the many patients, employees, and families it serves. Supporting the Foundation provides life-saving medications, lodging to be near loved ones, transportation, and many needed educational programs and materials.
For more information about the Foundation, Avera McKennan Hospital and the University Health Center, visit http://www. avera. org/amck (http://www. avera. org/amck).
About Geonetric
A healthcare web technology company founded in 1999, Geonetric is focused exclusively on advancing the way hospitals interact and communicate with their markets. Through its products and services, Geonetric provides hospitals and health systems with the online tools necessary to increase patient satisfaction, improve patient/physician communications, generate direct revenue, and streamline internal processes – advancing the industry towards the goal of achieving complete eHealth.
For further information, visit the company at http://www. geonetric. com (http://www. geonetric. com).
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