Vocera Communications, Inc. announced that Beverly Knight Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health deployed the Vocera Ease application in its neonatal intensive care unit (NNICU) to help parents, grandparents, and loved ones feel closer to their newest family members when they are apart. Teammates from the hospital’s NNICU applied for a Pampers Bright Beginnings NICU Connectivity Grant to implement Vocera Ease [2], which enables nurses, doctors, and other care team members to send secure texts and photo to infants’ loved ones in real time. The 66-bed NNICU at Beverly Knight Children’s Hospitalcares for more than 700 infants each year from 29 surrounding counties in central and south Georgia. Loved ones who receive real-time Ease updates can respond with thumbs up, heart, or prayer hands emojis to show support to care team members. The secure messages and pictures disappear 60 seconds after being viewed, and nothing is saved on the mobile device, providing an additional layer of security and privacy. The mobile solution connects families and loved ones, no matter where they are, and helps support limited visitor policies and safety protocols. Additionally, the hospital can track family satisfaction using the customizable in-app survey, which allows Ease users to provide real-time feedback about their hospital experience. In its first week, Ease app users from across Georgia and 10 other states received 290 text messages and 257 photos. In response to these updates, patients’ parents and loved ones sent 543 emojis. During this same timeframe, users rated their app experience 9.9 out of a possible 10.