Key Products

Nurse call and monitoring systems

Ensure patients and residents have the voice and reassurance they need—and your staff have the tools to access and respond to alerts, messages and clinical data. Used and trusted worldwide, Ascom nurse call and monitoring systems are the benchmark in modular, interoperable healthcare workflow orchestration.

Ascom software

Ascom software is designed to work specifically with Ascom hardware and solutions. At the same time, their software is open and interoperable, allowing smooth integration with third-party systems, devices and existing ICT infrastructure. Also, having such a broad portfolio of native software means we can customize solutions to extremely specific needs, while ensuring easy scalability.

Mobile devices

Empowering mobile workers. Enabling mobile workflows. Bringing the benefits of on-the-go communication and collaboration to workplaces around the world.

Services

From site assessments to implementation and user training; from clinical consulting with qualified Registered Nurses, through to a customized Solution Lifecycle Plan.

Customer Insights

Thousands of organizations across the globe use Ascom solutions to improve staff efficiency, safety and communications. Whether you work in healthcare, retail, hospitality, energy or manufacturing, click on the stories to learn more about how Ascom enables real-world, positive outcomes here.

Ascom Video

• Ascom’s acute care solutions


• Ascom’s clinical surveillance solutions


• Ascom’s purpose-built Myco 4 smartphone for healthcare and professional users

Key Executives

Kelly Feist, Managing Director

Kelly Feist serves as Managing Director for Ascom Americas and also serves on Ascom’s extended Executive Committee. She joins Ascom from Philips Healthcare USA, where she served as the head of customer service in North America. Prior, she was the region’s first business leader for patient care and monitoring solutions. In both roles, Feist helped transform Philips from a capital equipment business model to a solutions-based and recurring revenue business model focusing on software, hardware and a growing business services offer. Feist has significant experience in Healthcare information technology (IT) solutions across several functions including sales, marketing, product management and customer care. She earned an MBA from Vanderbilt University and an executive certificate from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Tom McKearney, Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

Tom leads the Strategic Sales organization for North America and is responsible for strategic partnerships, alliances and business development efforts associated with medical device and healthcare solution sales. Before joining Ascom in January of 2004, Tom held a variety of senior management positions at Motorola, Ericsson, Siemens, Nortel, and NYNEX where he gained extensive experience in both wireless and wired networks for voice and data solutions. With more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications and IT, Tom has a strong background in market planning, business development and staff management.

Thomas Morgan, Senior Vice President of Customer Success

Thomas leads the Professional Services organization for North America and is responsible for clinical consulting, project management, installation, training and technical assistance functions associated with the on-site wireless solution sales. Thomas has been in the services/solutions industry for more than 21 years. Thomas comes to Ascom from RTI International, where he was a highly dedicated senior manager responsible for deploying complex custom solutions, conducting user training, and providing technical support to customers. Thomas is committed to understanding and meeting customer specific needs and providing high quality service and support.

Corrado Grieci, Vice President of Sales

Corrado Grieci joins Ascom from a long tenure at Philips HealthTech where he served in a series of increasingly responsible roles, concluding as the senior director of innovation and incubation where he led the establishment of the new professional services business and operationalized new business lines. Prior, he was the Senior Director of Patient Monitoring and transformed the division’s sales channel, resulting in 4.3% OIT growth and 3.8% market share growth and managed a team of more than 120 employees.

Patricia Tyner, Human Resources-Head of US & Canada

Pat leads the Human Resources organization for Ascom Americas, with more than 15 years of successful HR operational execution. She comes to Ascom from a private equity firm in Raleigh, where she served as Director of Human Resources, managing a full range of HR operations activities including recruitment/selection, onboarding, training and development, benefits/payroll, policy implementation, leave of absence, compliance and federal and state employment law.

Nancy Duffy, Finance-Head of US & Canada

Ms. Duffy is the Vice President of Finance & Administration and part of the executive management team for Ascom Wireless Solutions, Inc. Ms. Duffy is responsible for financial affairs of the company including accounting, financial reporting, controllership, budgets and treasury. Additionally, Ms. Duffy is responsible for overseeing the administration functions and management of human resources. Ms. Duffy was one of five individuals selected to establish the presence of Ascom Wireless Solutions in the US and was instrumental in developing Ascom financial plans and policies, accounting and administrative practices, personnel policies and implementing our management accounting system needed to support the growth and goal of our company. Ms. Duffy has more than 20 years experience in accounting and financial management with a proven background in rapidly growing companies and start-up organizations. Before joining Ascom in 2000, she was a key player in the successful startup of a US subsidiary for Furuno Electric Co., LTD. Prior to that she held positions in companies that include General Mechatronics Corp., Fiat Products Inc., and Lincoln Savings Bank, where she served in operational and leadership roles. Ms. Duffy is a graduate of Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY and holds a B.B.A in Public Accounting.

Robert Wittwer, Senior Vice President of Professional Services

Robert Wittwer is an active Registered Nurse who serves as Senior Vice President of Professional Services for Ascom Americas. Wittwer joined Ascom in July 2021 with the mission to define and scale the company’s project management office and launch a consulting practice. These operations are a strategic part of the company’s transformation to a full-scale healthcare communications workflow solution provider. Prior to Ascom, Wittwer ran his own regional consulting business for five years where he coached executives and organizations, architected sales strategies and business models to grow sales, and managed development of prototypes for pre-FDA validation studies. An accomplished sales executive, Wittwer held roles at OBIX and Philips. At Philips he managed the $1 Billion monitoring portfolio for 25 percent of the U.S. market in High Acuity, General Care, and Fetal patient care environments.

Organizational Insights

Ascom is a global provider of mobile workflow solutions. The vision of Ascom is to close digital information gaps allowing for the best possible decisions – anytime and anywhere. We provide mission-critical, real-time solutions for highly mobile, ad hoc, and time-sensitive environments. We use unique product and solutions portfolio and software architecture capabilities to devise integration and mobilization solutions that provide truly smooth, complete and efficient workflows for healthcare as well as for industry, security and retail sectors.

Ascom has a strong global market presence and a loyal installed base of highly visible customers. With solid and proven products, technologies and service capabilities and a great team with unique information, communication and workflow technology experts in particular in healthcare, Ascom is well positioned to be a comprehensive solution provider in the healthcare ICT, industry, retail and security markets worldwide.

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Board Members

• Dr Valentin Chapero, Member of the Board of Directors since 2016, Independent & Non-Executive


• Nicole Burth Tschudi, Member of the Board of Directors since 2020, Independent & Non-Executive


• Laurent Dubois, Member of the Board of Directors since 2020, Independent & Non-Executive


• Jürg Fedier, Member of the Board of Directors since 2017, Independent & Non-Executive


• Michael Reitermann, Member of the Board of Directors since 2020, Independent & Non-Executive


• Dr Andreas Schönenberger, Member of the Board of Directors since 2020, Independent & Non-Executive

Investors

As public listed company, we are committed to provide our shareholders and all other stakeholders in the financial community relevant information about our shares, financial reports and other related content.

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Key Milestones

Ascom is a global solutions provider focused on healthcare ICT and mobile workflow solutions. The vision of Ascom is to close digital information gaps allowing for the best possible decisions—anytime and anywhere. Ascom’s mission is to provide mission-critical, near real-time solutions for highly mobile, ad hoc, and time-sensitive environments.

• 32,000 + installed solutions worldwide


• 1,300 employees in 19 offices around the world


• Worked with thousands of customers across six contents and in over 40 sectors – from hospitals and long term care organisations, to prisons, high-risk industries and retailers.

Read more about Ascom history here.

News and Press Releases

• September 20, 2023: Ascom Named To Newsweek’s List Of The Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces For 2023 (Read)


• August 9, 2023: Ascom Americas Releases Clinical Decision Support Systems Report (Read)


• June 5, 2023: Ascom HR Head Recognized As A Top 50 Woman Leader In NC (Read)


• April 13, 2023: Ascom Americas Named A Top Healthcare Consulting Company (Read)


• February 27, 2023: Ascom Americas and Fairchild Communication Systems Expand Clinical Workflow Solutions Partnership (Read)


• February 27, 2023: Ascom Certified as a Most Loved Workplace (Read)


• January 18, 2023: Ascom Americas and Newtech Systems Grow Partnership (Read)


• January 11, 2023: Ascom Americas’ Leader Wins 2023 BIG Innovation Award (Read)

Corporate Responsibility

As an internationally active technology Group, Ascom takes its business, environmental and social responsibilities seriously. A sustainable, responsible approach means delivering our products and services in an environmentally friendly, secure and reliable manner while remaining committed to business success. In 2010, Ascom became a member of the UN Global Compact, and we are fully committed to promoting the key principles. Our Company is also governed by the Ascom Code Ethical Business of Conduct, which forms the basis of our corporate culture.

In its business activities, Ascom focuses on sustainable growth and value creation based on innovation and quality management. From the responsible sourcing of raw materials to energy-efficient offices, from rigorous compliance standards to recycling programs, Ascom constantly strives to minimize its environmental impact.

Ascom has implemented a new Sustainability Directive as of 1 January 2021, which applies to all employees worldwide and includes company-specific sustainability standards and objectives.

In accordance with the Sustainability Directive, Ascom has worked toward a structured standard for sustainability reporting. The Sustainability Report 2022 has been written with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards.

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