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Short Stories of People Going Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Provider Stays Late to Reassure College Students “Early during the pandemic, we had a college student call in around 4:30 p.m. who had… Read More
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Seeds of Virtual Healthcare Planted Decades Ago Although COVID-19 put telehealth initiatives into overdrive in 2020, many of the seeds of providing healthcare remotely were planted decades ago. The goals of minimizing travel and exposure… Read More
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Telehealth Program Brings Mental Health Services to Rural School Students Tears of sadness flowed down the cheeks of Karla Dzuris. She was at the point of doing anything that was needed to help her fifth-grade… Read More
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Non-profit creates effective educational, testing and follow-up program during COVID-19 Every spring and summer, farmers across the country hire thousands of seasonal workers including migrant families to bring in the harvest. During 2020, farms faced… Read More
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Telehealth Helps MCMH Increase Care for Elderly, Mentally Ill and Specialty Needs In rural America, where people are spread out and healthcare professionals are few and far between, delivering and receiving adequate healthcare can be… Read More
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MercyOne Urgent Care Facility Relies on Teamwork to Serve Through Pandemic When the staff at MercyOne Urgent Care in Iowa started exploring online registration and scheduling, no one had heard of COVID-19. Their early efforts… Read More
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Crescent Community Health Center Reaches Reluctant, Immobile and Transportation-Challenged Patients With Telehealth Services Like many other health care facilities, Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque, IA, was offering no telehealth services prior to the COVID-19… Read More
Iowa
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Montgomery County Memorial Hospital works with nursing facilities to provide safer care Regular visits from healthcare professionals as well as occasional trips to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital (MCMH) in Iowa for appointments, tests, and imaging… Read More
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MercyOne Des Moines Finds Telehealth Improves Communication, Efficiency and Outcomes When patients suffering from the complications of COVID-19 started streaming into our nation’s hospitals in the spring 2020, health care facilities faced a unique set… Read More
