Cleveland-based University Hospitals has expanded its partnership with ESO to bring prehospital intelligence capabilities to fire departments and EMS agencies transporting patients to its facilities.
The implementation is the first of its kind in Ohio and builds on the health system’s deployment of ESO Health Data Exchange, according to an Oct. 7 news release. The exchange has connected UH’s 21 hospitals with more than 300 agencies across 16 counties since July 2025.
The platform connects prehospital clinical data with Epic and returns clinical data pertaining to EMS encounters to EMS teams. Crews will also receive patient outcome summaries and outcomes-based continuing education credits.
UH is also bringing ESO’s prearrival indicators into hospital operations. Using prehospital data, the indicators surface estimated acuity, likelihood of admission, anticipated resource needs and expected length of stay to help hospital teams prepare, forecast bed needs and mobilize staff earlier.
