Telemedicine connects rural Nevadans to specialty care (modbee.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) 9/24/1710:52 AM

Visiting the doctor just got faster, easier and more useful in parts of rural Nevada.

That's because of the Nevada Broadband Telemedicine Initiative, announced Sept. 18 at Desert View Regional Medical Center in Nye County.

The $19.6 million federally funded initiative aims to increase access to specialty care, including psychiatric services, to residents in rural areas of the state.

"That's huge for patient care," said Susan Davila, CEO of Desert View, one of the participating locations. "It's our dream and want for our patients to be able to stay in the community."

The state's newest tool, currently available at 14 Nevada hospitals along the Interstate 95 and 80 and U.S. Highway 50 corridors, is intended to help close the rural-urban health-care gap that is largely blamed on a statewide shortage of doctors.

To read more of Jessie Bekker's article, please click here.

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