
Southwest CIT is a nurse-led community healthcare service based in Cork, Ireland, dedicated to providing rapid, short-term acute care to patients in their homes or community settings. By delivering enhanced interventions for acute illnesses, Southwest CIT aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early discharges. Their multidisciplinary team offers services such as IV antibiotic administration, wound care, medication management and end-of-life support, typically over a 72-hour intervention period.
The Challenge
Southwest CIT, a community healthcare provider operating across the south and southwest of Ireland, faced significant operational bottlenecks due to a fully manual patient referral and scheduling process. Referrals were being submitted via physical forms or emails, with no digital intake, automation or centralised patient view. The coordination of care — from referral submission to appointment scheduling — lacked visibility, efficiency and speed. To ensure timely, quality care in a growing and demanding environment, Southwest CIT needed to overhaul how patient information was processed, shared and actioned.
▹Paper-based referral handling: Referrals were submitted manually, creating delays and a risk of data loss.
▹ No real-time scheduling automation: Appointment creation and clinician assignment were entirely manual.
▹ Fragmented patient records: Clinicians and admins lacked a unified view of patient data, notes and visits.
▹ Limited care coordination: No automation or intelligence existed for approvals, alerts or nurse-patient matching.
The Solution
Aspire CRM delivered a digital transformation powered by Salesforce Health Cloud and Field Service tools. The solution digitised referral intake, automated care scheduling and enabled mobile-first workflows for nurses in the field. Using intelligent document automation, custom referral forms, territory-based nurse assignment and centralised patient records, Aspire created a streamlined system that enabled real-time coordination between admins, nurses and patients.
▹ Referral digitisation and OCR: Online forms and document scanning reduced manual input and improved accuracy.
▹ Automated scheduling engine: Appointments are now matched to nurses with the right skills and territory in real time.
▹ Mobile tools for nurses: Field staff use a mobile app to manage visits, record notes, discharge patients and navigate routes.
▹ Unified patient view: All care plans, history, appointments and notes are displayed on one screen for optimal clinical insight.
The Results
The new digital referral management system has revolutionised how Southwest CIT operates. Admins now have real-time visibility and control over referrals and appointments, while nurses are equipped with the tools they need on the go. The unified Health Cloud solution has not only improved the speed and quality of patient care, but also reduced administrative burden and created a scalable model for future expansion.
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Faster referral-to-appointment scheduling
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