Imagine visiting an emergency department virtually on Zoom.
Pilot projects at several GTA hospitals are showing promise in reducing physical emergency-room visits as many patients try to avoid the physical buildings: thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Pilot projects at several GTA hospitals are showing promise in reducing physical emergency-room visits as many patients try to avoid the physical buildings: thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“It’s quite amazing how much you can do by video,” says Dr. Justin Hall of @Sunnybrook. “Being able to see the patient in their own environment tells us a lot about how well they are — or how unwell they might be.” thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
.@Sunnybrook is one of 14 Ontario hospitals — and one of seven in the GTA — that has received provincial funding to launch a virtual emergency department. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… 
“During the pandemic, we’ve recognized that some patients are not coming into the emergency department because they are afraid,” Dr. Justin Hall said. “Or they are delaying their care such that when they do arrive, they are much sicker or more unwell.” thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Dr. Kyle Vojdani of @MGHToronto remains worried about the patients too scared to go to an ER for care.
“We’re continuing to see a decrease in (emergency department) volumes across the system, particularly in the GTA, of about 25 to 30 per cent,” he said. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“We’re continuing to see a decrease in (emergency department) volumes across the system, particularly in the GTA, of about 25 to 30 per cent,” he said. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Like most hospitals, @MGHToronto has tried to get out the message that its emergency room is safe. The next step is to add a virtual emergency department to help patients who are fearful of ERs or find it hard to come to the building thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
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