In the story, Lynn Falcone, CEO of Cuero Regional Hospital in Cuero, Texas, a longtime Access TeleCare client, explained why telehealth is an important piece of delivering high-quality specialty care close to home:
“The greatest value of Telehealth is the immediate access to the specialist, and the support provided to the community without delayed care due to long appointment scheduling and lengthy travel times. Our tele-cardiologist and tele-intensivist help us keep patients in our facility without the need to transfer far away.”
Access TeleCare’s partnership with Cuero Regional Hospital helped well over 100 patients receive essential heart care close to home in just one year by avoiding outbound transfers to distant hospitals. The partnership also supported more integrated care delivery, strengthened on-site clinician satisfaction, enhanced nursing practice, and improved the patient experience. The teleCardiology program also reduced the time for patients to receive a preoperative heart evaluation, facilitating them within several days rather than the usual 30 or more.
The Victoria Advocate article also noted that DeTar Healthcare System in Victoria, Texas works with Access TeleCare to support emergency department care for patients experiencing stroke and heart attacks.
Access TeleCare is proud to support hospital partners working to extend specialty care, strengthen bedside decision-making, and keep more patients receiving care in their own communities.Read the Victoria Advocate article and download the Cuero Regional Hospital teleCardiology case study to see how telemedicine helped more than 100 cardiac patients avoid transfer in just one year.
