Phunware sees deal with Baptist Health South Florida grow to include advanced wayfinding creation

Phunware Inc (NASDAQ:PHUN) announced an expansion to its contract with Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF), a healthcare facility that utilizes the company’s Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform and location-based services (LBS).  The amped up deal, achieved through Phunware’s channel partnership with the cybersecurity firm Presidio, adds wayfinding experience creation to the BHSF digital front door mobile app portfolio on both iOS and Android while also improving patient appointment, clinical outcome and financial metrics operationally.  Presidio is an information technology provider that assists nearly 7,000 middle market, enterprise and government clients, including BHSF. The healthcare group operates 7 hospitals and 50 outpatient and urgent care centers, which employ approximately 23,000 employees and more than 4,000 physicians.  READ:  Phunware launches joint Cisco Webex solution to track room occupancy in its Smart Workplace mobile app “Presidio is a great example of the type of channel partner that we work with because of their thought leadership and commitment to delivering the very best solutions for their customers,” CEO Alan Knitowski said in a statement. “Baptist Health South Florida is paving the way for what’s possible when a premier healthcare organization embraces digital transformation in order to ensure the very best patient and staff experience whether before, during or after visits to their world class medical facilities.” Presidio’s expanded deployment of Phunware’s MaaS platform at BHSF enables even more patients, staff and visitors to engage with healthcare functions and navigate the more than 3.2 million square feet of medical facilities.  Phunware’s LBS software and beacon maintenance solution delivers real-time blue dot indoor positioning in less than a second, seamlessly transitioning between indoor and outdoor environments. From BHSF’s side of things, it also simplifies the underlying beacon deployment and management for facility staff and administrators The software is also compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and addresses the needs of anyone who is visually impaired, hearing impaired or uses a wheelchair. Contact Andrew Kessel at andrew.kessel@proactiveinvestors.com Follow him on Twitter @andrew_kessel