Community Health Network is a major healthcare system in central Indiana, encompassing five major hospitals, more than 70 satellite facilities and physician offices, and nearly 10,000 employees and physicians. By 2003, Community Health Network's network infrastructure was struggling to keep up with the organization's requirements. Community Health Network leaders wanted to make the network more reliable and resilient. After performing a thorough Return On Investment (ROI) analysis, Community Health Network leaders decided to move forward with the migration to a private optical network. The organization had relied on Cisco Systems LAN solutions for years, and turned to Cisco first for its optical network requirements.
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