ONLINE HEALTH CARE

Feb 20, 2008

MAYBE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF WHITETOP VIRGINIA BUT FOR THOSE LIVING THERE, IT NOW MEANS STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL CARE. WHITETOP COMMUNITY HEALTH IS THE FIRST OF FOUR FACILITIES TO ESTABLISH TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ALLOWS PATIENTS TO BE SEEN BY MEDICAL SPECIALIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA….ONLINE. A CAMERA IS SETUP AT THE CLINIC AND THE PATIENT CAN BE OBSERVED. THE SERVICES ALLOWS PATIENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY OR FINACIALLY UNABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP TO CHARLOTTSVILLE, TO BE SEEN BY THESE MEDICAL SPECIALISTS.