Telemedicine Programs that Support Rural Texas Hospitals

For more than 20 years, Access TeleCare has partnered with rural hospitals to build and sustain specialty telemedicine programs that keep more patients close to home for more of their care.

Founded in Texas by Texas doctors.

Headquartered in Texas.

Our first hospital partners were rural Texas hospitals.

We have deployed more than 430 telemedicine programs across Texas.

See how specialty telemedicine can help your hospital address workforce shortages, reduce transfers, and care for more patients close to home.

Telemedicine Programs that Support Rural Texas Hospitals

For more than 20 years, Access TeleCare has partnered with rural hospitals to build and sustain specialty telemedicine programs that keep more patients close to home for more of their care.

Headquartered in Texas.

Our first hospital partners were rural Texas hospitals.

Founded in Texas by Texas doctors more than 20 years ago.

We have deployed more than 430 telemedicine programs across Texas.

See how specialty telemedicine can help your hospital address workforce shortages, reduce transfers, and care for more patients close to home.

Rural Texas Strong

Supporting Health and Wellness

Major goals of Texas’ Rural Texas Strong Transformation Plan include increasing virtual specialty care so rural residents have more specialty care close to home, bypassing of rural facilities is reduced, and rural providers can serve as a reliable source of multi-specialty care.

Access TeleCare builds specialty telemedicine programs specifically designed for rural hospitals to:
  • Reduce outbound transfers

  • Meet communities’ expectations that their local hospital can care for them, no matter their diagnosis or medical need

  • Stabilize rural hospitals’ finances by increasing case mix index, optimizing length of stay, and increasing patient loyalty

what access telecare delivers

Clinical Excellence in Acute Care Telemedicine

Specialty Coverage
24/7

On-demand access to board-certified specialists across all major inpatient and outpatient service lines.

programs Built for Rural Hospitals

Custom programs that align with your staffing model, workflows, patient demand, and community needs.

Care that stays Local

Support for more higher-acuity patients so more care can happen close to home.

A Long-Term
Partner

We build, scale, and sustain programs, not one-size-fits-all deployments.

Endorsed by TORCH

We maintain the longstanding designation of endorsed partner by TORCH Management Services.

Specialty Coverage
24/7

On-demand access to board-certified specialists across all major inpatient and outpatient service lines.

programs Built for Rural Hospitals

Custom programs that align with your staffing model, workflows, patient demand, and community needs.

Care that stays Local

Support for more higher-acuity patients so more care can happen close to home.

A Long-Term
Partner

We build, scale, and sustain programs, not one-size-fits-all deployments.

Endorsed by TORCH

We maintain the longstanding designation of endorsed partner by TORCH Management Services.

Why it Matters

“The Rural Health Transformation Program is a once-in-a-generation investment in rural healthcare. Hospitals have an unprecedented opportunity to expand their services, care for more patients, and build a solid foundation for financial stability and operational longevity. Access TeleCare has done just that for more than 20 years and is rural hospitals’ reliable, proven partner in achieving the ambitious, but essential goals, laid out in the RHTP.”

Joshua deTillio

Chief Executive Officer
Access TeleCare

Why it Matters

“The Rural Health Transformation Program is a once-in-a-generation investment in rural healthcare. Hospitals have an unprecedented opportunity to expand their services, care for more patients, and build a solid foundation for financial stability and operational longevity. Access TeleCare has done just that for more than 20 years and is rural hospitals’ reliable, proven partner in achieving the ambitious, but essential goals, laid out in the RHTP.”

Joshua deTillio

Chief Executive Officer
Access TeleCare

telemedicine in action

Access TeleCare’s Impact in Texas Rural Hospitals

telemedicine in action

Access TeleCare’s Impact in Texas Rural Hospitals

Higher-acuity care delivered locally with teleCritical Care

  • Palo Pinto General Hospital

  • 50% increase in case mix index
  • 30% increase in ICU volume
  • Transfers for pulmonary care reduced to 5%

Patients with cardiac conditions cared for locally with teleCardiology

  • Cuero Regional Hospital

  • Faster cardiac consults, reducing delays for patients needing surgery
  • Eliminated the need for continuing the expensive and time-consuming search for in-person cardiologist
  • Patients cared for locally, close to family and support networks

A hospital model of the future with eight telemedicine specialty service lines, all provided through telemedicine

  • East Texas Rural Hospital

  • Began with teleCritical Care and added numerous other service lines to meet local specialty care needs Faster access to specialty care

  • Achieved and maintained the Joint Commission’s Primary Stroke Center and Acute Stroke Ready Hospital certifications with teleNeurology
  • High satisfaction from on-site nurses, therapists, and allied health professionals.

High-risk pregnancy cared for locally with teleMaternal-Fetal Medicine

  • Laredo, Texas OB/GYN Practice

  • High-risk quadruplet pregnancy managed at patient’s local ob/gyn practice with teleMaternal-fetal medicine consultation and support throughout her pregnancy
  • Specialty prenatal care delivered in the patient’s home community
  • Close collaboration between local maternity providers and teleMFM specialists

Explore what telemedicine transformation could look like for your hospital

See how specialty telemedicine can help your hospital address workforce shortages, reduce transfers, and care for more patients close to home.

Explore what telemedicine transformation could look like for your hospital

See how specialty telemedicine can help your hospital address workforce shortages, reduce transfers, and care for more patients close to home.