Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital offers a mobile application to further connect the hospital to community members and increase access to health-related information. The mobile application, powered by WorldLink, is currently available as a free download for iPhone™, iPad™, iTouch™, Android™ and BlackBerry™ products.
The application allows users to access:
- ER and Urgent Care Wait Time – launches mobile web browser to view hospital’s emergency room wait time
- Map and directions
- Call Us – a list of frequently-called hospital numbers
- My Data – an area to list allergies, emergency contacts, important contacts, insurance information, medical history, physician contacts and medications
- First Aid Guide
- Health Library
- Physician Finder – find a physician online
A survey from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project reported that 17 percent of cell-phone owners have used their phone to look up health information, with young adults aged 18-29 (29 percent) and Hispanics (25 percent) as the top users. In addition, a research2guidance report estimates that 1.4 billion people worldwide will have smartphones by 2015, and one in three people will have a health-related application on their phones.
iPhone™, iPad™, iTouch™
Visit the iTunes Store from your mobile device or click here to download the app.
Android™
Visit the Android Market from your mobile device or click here to download the app.
Blackberry™
Visit the Blackberry App World from your mobile device or click here to download the app.