Privatklinik der Kreuzschwestern

Healthy IT as a Basis

The Privatklinik der Kreuzschwestern in Graz combines medical excellence with an uncompromising demand for the quality of all supporting systems. Particularly in the sensitive sector of healthcare, a stable, scalable, and secure IT infrastructure is essential. Together with NTS as a partner, a comprehensive modernization of the data center landscape was conducted – from the conceptional stage all the way to the successful implementation.

The Privatklinik der Kreuzschwestern in Graz is a flagship for medical excellence in Austria. With more than 310 employees, the clinic ensures a healthcare that focuses on quality, precision, and state-of-the-art standards. In order to meet the high demands from a technological standpoint, the clinic opted for a data center solution that not only secures patient data in a reliable manner but also creates a stable foundation for future challenges.

Very often, health care faces specific challenges: IT budgets are difficult to calculate or legal framework conditions complicate innovations. Despite all of that, a data center must be mainly one thing above all: stable and absolutely reliable. Christian Schwarzgruber, Head of IT and Purchasing, of the Privatklinik der Kreuzschwestern in Graz summarizes this special situation of a clinic: ”At the end of the day, healthcare is always about the patient. Our IT not only must comply with the legal requirements, but it also must be absolutely stable and secure in order to fulfil our quality standards.”

Technological partnership at the highest level

Together with leading providers of technology such as Dell Technologies, Commvault and VMware , the data center area for Kreuzschwestern’s private clinic was reorganized. The utilized systems ensure stability and security and thanks to state-of-the-art computing power, maximum data security with flexible virtualization platforms, which provide a scalable basis for the years to come. Christian Schwarzgruber outlines the advantages of the new solution: ”With NTS and the employed technologies, we managed to create a flexible, scalable infrastructure that meets our demands – from a technical as well as from a financial perspective.”

Regional proximity as a decisive factor

The choice of NTS as an IT service provider was not accidental. As a long-standing partner, NTS not only has a deep understanding of the specific clinic’s requirements, but they are also very impressive with their reliability, open communication, and clear understanding of regional needs. Furthermore, the IT modernization made sure that the clinic could develop further without compromising on stability and security. For Schwarzgruber the regional proximity is a decisive factor: “In the IT sector, it is crucial to have a partner who is geographically accessible, understands the industry, and with whom you can work together in a spirit of trust over the long term.”