telePulmonary & Critical Care

A morbidly obese patient suffering from diabetes, asthma, and hypertension entered their local Texas hospital’s emergency department with chest pain, intractable nausea and vomiting, and a productive cough. Within minutes an Access TeleCare pulmonologist and an Access TeleCare infectious disease specialist were coordinating care with on-site teams in [...]

When rural hospitals implement telemedicine, they typically have one, possibly two, service lines. This hospital in rural Texas has eight.

According to Palo Pinto General Hospital CEO Ross Korkmas, (Access TeleCare) telemedicine services resulted in a reduction of emergency department patient transfers by 36 percent — approximately 200 patients annually.

In keeping with its goal to provide high quality care locally, in May 2020, Palo Pinto General Hospital began offering pulmonary and critical care through telemedicine with Access TeleCare.

With a pulmonary and critical care telemedicine program, hospitals can retain patients locally with: – End-stage diseases such as advanced kidney injury; myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure; multi-organ failure; respiratory failure, including the use of mechanical ventilation; and complex infections. – [...]