Telemedicine
What is Telemedicine?
Telemedicine is a combination of advances in medical technologies; the use of computers; the use of databases to store and retrieve information (Informatics); high-speed telecommunication facilities; and mainstream medical procedures.
Telemedicine, more broadly defined, is the use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide and support health care delivery by connecting points of need to points of care.
Telemedicine Services Available at Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Driscoll Children’s Hospital supports quality audiovisual, telemedicine and distant learning services for its campus hospital and remote clinics. Pediatric specialty services are now available to patients, physicians, and other healthcare professions using advanced computer applications and broadband telecommunications technologies.
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Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s ability to deliver clinical classes and coursework, Grand Rounds, Tumor Boards, and administrative meetings using a robust videoconferencing network continues to play an important role to support our mission and outreach to help improve access and quality of care to the children of South Texas. From our central hub in Corpus Christi, the Telemedicine Network spans a 33,000 square mile region throughout south Texas and portions of Mexico. Services have now expanded to include our international neighbors throughout Mexico and the Americas.
Our Technology
The
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Telemedicine network consists of a central
hub and spoke design. The central hub consists of a Polycom MGC 50 Video
Bridge capable of internal LAN IP based calling and external ISDN and public
IP based calling. Locally connected to the central hub site, several Tandberg
series videoconferencing endpoints used for distance learning / administration
purposes and for Telemedicine consulting. Vitelnet workstations are tactically
placed within several medical subspecialty offices throughout the hospital.
Telemedicine technician in McIver Furman Conference room with 2
video screens
The network’s private spoke design spans from Victoria, Texas in the North to Cuidad Victoria, Mexico in the South. The design consists mainly of a T-1 based IP architecture with DS-3 bandwidth to the Hospital’s state of the art subspecialty clinics.
Types of Telemedicine Services Available:
- Evaluation and Consultation
- Pre and Post surgical care and follow-up
- Physician to Physician Consultation
- Cardiology Intrepretation
- Routine Scheduled Consultations
- Clinical Medical Education
- Chronic Disease Monitoring
- Clinical Support Services
- Patient Education
Telemedicine and Distance Education Locations
Pediatric Sub-Specialties & Services
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Plus…
Child
Abuse Evaluation
Child Life Services
Interpretation Services
Dietary/Nutrition
Pharmacy
Rehabilitation Services
Women, Infants, Children
For Additional Information
We appreciate your interest in Driscoll Cildren's Hospital Telemedicine Services. For more information about our program, please contact:
Lori Maiolo
Associate Director of Telemedicine
Lori.Maiolo@dchstx.org
(361) 658-4551Jason Kisiah
Telemedicine Tech
(361) 694-4186Andy Moody
Telemedicine Tech
(361) 694-5719Mailing Address
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Attn: Telemedicine Department
3533 South Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Fax: (361) 694-5774
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