Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana Selects Accela Environmental Health on the Civic Platform to Increase Efficiency and Information Sharing Across Departments

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Feb 01, 2017, 09:03 ET

SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Accela, the leading provider of cloud-based productivity and civic engagement solutions for government, today announced that Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana has selected Accela Environmental Health on the Accela Civic Platform to help move several of its departments to a single platform, which will increase efficiency and interdepartment information sharing to improve processes that will directly impact the County's citizens. FutureNet Group, an Accela partner, will facilitate the implementation of the Accela Civic Platform for Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County.

"We are excited to partner with Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County to offer a state-of-the-art Environmental Health solution on Accela's Civic Platform to both health departments and citizens, which will increase productivity, improve data management and foster greater civic engagement," said Mark Jung, Chairman and acting CEO of Accela. "This sizeable SaaS transaction demonstrates our deep domain expertise and builds on our decade-long experience in Environmental Health, which will enable Marion County to maximize the effectiveness of their resources."

"We're constantly seeking out new ways to improve the day-to-day operations of our agencies, and life for our citizens," said Bill Shomaker, CIS Director for Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana. "The Civic Platform's breadth and depth of capabilities enables us to increase productivity and transparency across departments."

"FutureNet Group is proud to be Accela's key partner when implementing their Environmental Health solution, as it is such an important tool for Public Health departments' ability to improve services to their citizens and guests," said Jay Mehta, Sr. Vice President of FutureNet's Technology Division.

With Accela Environmental Health, Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County will not only increase interdepartment communication and transparency but will also be able to provide a public-facing portal for sharing information with its citizens and access to dashboards to track relevant information and status updates.

To learn more about Accela and the Civic Platform, visit www.accela.com.

About Accela
Accela provides a platform of cloud-based productivity and civic engagement software to governments of all sizes. The Accela Civic Platform includes solutions to cost-effectively manage critical enterprise functions and mobile apps to foster greater citizen engagement. From asset, land and legislative management to licensing, finance, environmental health and more, Accela's software drives efficiency for over 2,200 governments and is accessible to more than 160 million citizens worldwide. More than 80% of America's 50 largest cities have implemented at least one of Accela's many solutions. In 2017, the Company was named to Government Technology's GovTech100 for the second straight year. In 2016, it was ranked as one of Inc. Magazine's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America, listed as a Top 50 Private Company in the East Bay by SF Business Times, named one of the 50 Highest Rated Private Cloud Companies to Work For, and designated a Certified Great Workplace by independent analysts at Great Place to Work. Accela is headquartered in San Ramon, California, with offices in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Portland, Melbourne and Dubai. For more information, visit www.accela.com.