Rural Project Examples: Telehealth
Other Project Examples
Health-e-Schools
Updated/reviewed October 2022
- Need: Rural school children lack proper healthcare resources within the school setting.
- Intervention: Health-e-Schools provides health services to students via telehealth using video conferencing and special equipment.
- Results: Health-e-Schools increases access to primary healthcare, increases attendance in the classroom, and decreases the amount of time that parents or guardians must take off of work to bring their child to health-related appointments.
Maine Critical Access Integrated Paramedics
Added August 2022
- Need: With the nearest hospital more than an hour away, the local community health center in rural Jackman, Maine struggled to maintain its ability to offer 24/7 care to due to staffing and budgetary challenges.
- Intervention: Critical Access Integrated Paramedics provide urgent care to patients after hours and on weekends.
- Results: The Jackman Community Health Center has been able to offer round-the-clock care to clinic patients, while also increasing the level of EMS service available to the community.
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