Lee Well being, one in every of Florida’s largest well being methods, is increasing its digital nursing program in partnership with telehealth firm Caregility.
The growth contains the deployment of Caregility APS200 Duo dual-camera telehealth units, constructing on the present fleet of telehealth wall methods and carts to greater than double the well being system’s inpatient digital care footprint. With this growth, Lee Well being’s digital acute care infrastructure will cowl greater than half of the well being system’s beds in its 4 acute-care hospitals, equipping almost 1,000 affected person rooms with bedside telehealth expertise.
“The expansion of our telehealth choices accelerated through the COVID-19 pandemic out of necessity to make sure sufferers acquired essential care safely and we had been ready to make sure steady assist for our medical groups,” stated Rick Schooler, CIO of nonprofit Lee Well being, in an announcement. “Via our growth since then, we’ve advanced our digital care capabilities to incorporate an award-winning inpatient digital remark program and now digital nursing to enhance affected person outcomes using accessible, improved expertise to assist our medical workers.”
“Our digital nursing program introduces revolutionary prospects in affected person care workflows by connecting the care within the complicated affected person journey,” stated Jennifer Higgins, D.N.P., R.N., chief nursing officer of Lee Well being, in an announcement. “From admissions and discharges to steady affected person monitoring, sufferers profit from a further group member devoted to their care. We anticipate this moreover providing our nurses time for sufferers that want extra hands-on care.”
