TECHNOLOGY!!

UPMC Brings Telemedicine to Rural County Hospitals from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"magine living in a rural county but getting the expertise of doctors at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh without having to travel to the city. A webcam and Internet connection that debuts on Monday will allow that to happen for parents who take their children to one of five hospitals, courtesy of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. The Outreach program, short for Optimizing Utilization and Rural Emergency Access for Children, brings telemedicine to UPMC Northwest Hospital in Venango County, UPMC Horizon Hospital in Mercer County, Washington Hospital, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital and DuBois Regional Medical Center in Clearfield County."