Lone Star Acquires CareSight to Expand Alarm Management Services for Hospital Decision-Makers

Lone Star Communications’ acquisition of CareSight will make it the only automated, multi- source solution as a service on the market that can deliver actionable data to nursing managers, patient quality officers, and hospital executives.

Lone Star Communications, Inc. (LSC), a recognized leader in life and safety solutions in the healthcare industry, is excited to announce the acquisition of CareSight, LLC, a powerful alarm analytics-as-a-service company that delivers the information required to help hospitals manage their alarm, alert, and notification environments. Effective immediately, CareSight, LLC will operate as a majority-owned division of Lone Star Communications Companies.

“I am excited about the powerful synergies between Lone Star and CareSight. The strength of LSC combined with the unparalleled capabilities of CareSight will make it significantly easier for hospital decision-makers to improve safety and operational efficiencies,” says Ray Bailey, Lone Star founder and president. “Emboldened with the right information, hospital management can confidently execute data-driven improvements and accelerate strategic programs.”

CareSight Founder Kenny Schiff says, “Our team brings over a decade of experience to LSC in the secure extraction of data from various sources, and experience transforming, normalizing, and correlating said data into usable information for different roles. In most environments, 99% of clinically relevant data is thrown away. Our solution leverages this data to support everything from staff planning to forensic research.”

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LONE STAR COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER JEFF RICHARD

For Immediate Release:

07/08/2021

LONE STAR COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY

OFFICER, JEFF RICHARD, AS IT AMPS UP ITS GOAL

OF EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Grand Prairie, TX, July 8th, 2021 - Lone Star Communications (LSC) is pleased to welcome Chief Technology Officer, Jeff Richard. Mr. Richard (pronounced Ree-shard) will support the organization in its continued mission of providing exceptional customer and employee experiences every time “with no exceptions” by initiating advanced companywide technological improvements and spearheading innovations both internally and externally that will help increase efficiency for all and resultantly, the number of lives saved daily. This vital new hire comes immediately on the heels of Lone Star Communications successfully ISO 9001:2015 certifying all eight offices, as of June 10th, 2021, with the core goal of providing the same high level of consumer quality to all clients regardless of location.

“Jeff joining the company will help continue Lone Star Communications’ commitment to providing advanced services to the healthcare industry and acute care hospitals specifically. Jeff will help take the services Lone Star Communications currently offers up a level and he will be an outstanding asset to the team,” says Raymond Bailey, President of Lone Star Communications.

Mr. Richard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this new position and Lone Star Communications as a whole. In his 25-plus years in the Life Safety industry, he has developed extensive skills working in corporate clinical, technological, and operational leadership (for individual and multi-site healthcare systems) as well as fire and safety. Mr. Richard possesses key attributes of being strategically focused, outcomes driven, and asserting process improvements, which are reflected in his impressive portfolio of managing profit and loss of around $130 million, expansion projects worth over $40 million, and yielding net revenues that consist of $18 million, as well as previously working for healthcare giant Baylor Scott & White’s hospital system for over 10 years. He also notably holds a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care and a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management. Furthermore, he possesses the strong capability of being able to successfully develop and maintain consumer relationships with high-level executives, as well as collaborate with them and peer leadership teams, to provide guidance and insight that drive measurable success.

Mr. Richard expressed his enthusiasm about joining LSC by stating, “After having the opportunity to work with Lone Star Communications for a number of years to leverage technology and interoperability for the benefit of our patients and efficiency gain for our direct care-givers, I am extremely excited to be joining Lone Star Communications as the Chief Technology Officer to do my part to advance the vision for what is possible in the healthcare technology space and contribute to the continued success and growth for Lone Star Communications.”

With the addition of this new customer centric, results driven talent, Jeff Richard, Lone Star Communications hopes to innovate and initiate new processes that increase efficiency and make the consumer experience as simplified, seamless, and enjoyable as possible, which has been the driving force behind Lone Star Communications since day one.

About Lone Star Communications

Lone Star Communications is a dynamic, multi-awarded organization that was founded by Raymond Bailey. Since Lone Star Communications’ inception in 1991, the primary focus of the organization has always been on quality which resulted in the establishment of its mission phrase: “The Right Product, On Time, First Time, No Exceptions.” Manifesting this motto, daily, through client projects and relations in the Healthcare, Education, and Commercial industries has resulted in Lone Star Communications not only becoming a top Rauland distributor in the nation, but a strong force to be reckoned with in the life safety industry overall. Lone Star Communications has continued working towards this goal, of providing high quality solutions and experiences to clients, by requiring all its business locations establish and maintain procedures that result in heightened quality as well as an increased number of lives saved daily.

For more information about Lone Star Communications, please visit www.lonestarcom.com and for additional inquiries please contact Raymond Bailey at 972-595-3955.

LONE STAR COMMUNICATIONS ISO CERTIFIES ALL OFFICES AS IT WORKS TO FURTHER ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY

For Immediate Release:

06/11/2021

LONE STAR COMMUNICATIONS SUCCESSFULLY ISO CERTIFIES ALL OFFICES AS IT WORKS TO FURTHER ITS COMMITMENT OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY

Grand Prairie, TX, June 10, 2021 - Lone Star Communications (LSC) is proud to announce the ISO 9001:2015 certification of all its offices. An ISO 9001:2015 certification is the world’s most recognized quality management system certification, which requires that businesses meet rigorous stipulations of continual improvement to ensure services and products fulfill consumer expectations. The successful ISO 9001:2015 certifications of all offices was led by the Corporate Office in Grand Prairie, Texas which has held a continuous ISO certification since 2003. The Lone Star Communications Houston office, acquired in 2015, received its certification in 2018. The more recently acquired office of Lone Star Communications Arkansas covering locations in North Little Rock, Springdale, Arkansas, and Shreveport, Louisiana was certified as of June 8th, 2021 and the most newly acquired office of Lone Star Communications Central Texas covering locations in Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi, Texas received certification on June 10th, 2021.

The independent auditor was so impressed with the efforts of LSC that in a closing remark he stated: “Your teams work extremely well together. These have been GREAT audits.”

This move, to ensure individual offices and businesses within the LSC companies are certified, is part of a greater strategy Lone Star Communications has implemented to successfully continue its serious commitment of guaranteeing clients enjoy high quality experiences “every time” they deal with Lone Star Communications regardless of location.

“We are pleased the Arkansas and Central Texas offices are now ISO certified which was our goal from day one of the acquisitions. I am proud of our ISO team lead by Patt Bowles, COO Corporate Services, to have executed their plan flawlessly, says Raymond Bailey, President and founder of Lone Star Communications based in Grand Prairie Texas. This brings us one step closer to our ultimate goal of providing a 100% consistent product every time we execute a project.”

ISO standards are established by the International Organization for Standardization, consisting of representatives from several national standards organizations globally, who come to a consensus on quality requirements worldwide. In order to be IS0 9001:2015 certified, an organization must submit documentation that reflects its processes and standards which determine whether the locations are able to provide quality products and services. As Lone Star Communications grows, it is determined to continue to uphold this quality standard through various means, most notably this certification as well as establish new processes to ensure clients have an exceptional experience.

About Lone Star Communications

Lone Star Communications is a dynamic, multi-awarded organization that was founded by Raymond Bailey. Since Lone Star Communications inception in 1991, the primary focus of the organization has always been on quality which resulted in the establishment of its mission phrase, “The Right Product, On Time, First Time, No Exceptions.” Manifesting this motto, daily, through client projects and relations in the Healthcare, Education, and Commercial industries has resulted in Lone Star Communications not only becoming a top Rauland distributor in the nation, but a strong force to be reckoned with in the life safety industry overall. Lone Star Communications has continued working towards this goal, of providing high quality solutions and experiences to clients, by requiring all its business locations establish and maintain procedures that result in heightened quality as well as an increased number of lives saved daily.

For more information about Lone Star Communications, please visit www.lonestarcom.com .