TURNER CO., GA (WALB) –
As part of National Rural Health Day, Turner County Elementary School highlighted it’s TeleHealth Clinic that they started back in 2012 for students and faculty.
Students can make an appointment with their parent’s permission and see a doctor through a computer at school.
The doctor can diagnose the patient remotely and receive information from medical instruments connected to the computer.
“Having the Clinic right here we can get the appointment the same day and then they are able to get the appointment, be seen, and then they are able to go back to class and their prescriptions are called into the pharmacy of their choice,” said the Health Clinic Coordinator Gwendolyn Mathis.
There are also TeleHealth clinics at Turner County Special Services, Pre-K, middle and high schools.
Three Telehealth Awards were presented at the 4th Annual Telehealth Summit of SC on October 15-16, 2015. Congratulations to all award recipients!
Telehealth Program of Excellence Award
Ed Spencer and Meera Narasimhan, SC DMH Telepsychiatry Program Representatives, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director
Telehealth Champion Award
Roger Poston, Award Winner, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director
Telehealth Community Innovator Award
Gaye Douglas, Award Winner, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director
Moultrie News–
In partnership with Goodwill Industries, The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center celebrates the grand opening of its new Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC). The new resource center will help the Medical Center and the community better meet the needs of our homeless Veteran population in the Charleston area. The mission of the center is to provide one stop service centers in collaboration with local community and government partners to serve both homeless Veterans and Veterans at risk for homelessness and their families. VA on-site services will include: Healthcare for Homeless Veterans: walk-in clinic, eligibility and enrollment, outreach and intake service, short and long-term case management, assessment for VA grant per diem: transitional housing, assessment for HUD VA Supported Housing: permanent supported housing, telehealth services to VA Outpatient Clinics and educational groups. Community partners include but are not limited to: Goodwill Industries, One 80 Place Supportive Services for Veterans Families, Family Services, Inc., South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation, Charleston County School District Office of Adult Education, Social Security Administration, Lowcountry Homeless Coalition and Veterans Benefits Administration.
Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) is calling for nominations from you! PCC will present three Telehealth Awards this year at the 4th Annual Telehealth Summit of SC:
Community Innovator Award
Program of Excellence Award
Champion Award
For more information about the awards and how to submit a nomination, click here or visit our website at www.palmettocareconnections.org.
Join us as we host our first webinar series, Telehealth Reimbursement 101 & 201, presented by Nina Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD. Click here for more information about the webinar series and presenter.
Palmetto Care Connections is proud to announce we will begin hosting quarterly webinars beginning in March 2015. Stay tuned for more information by following us on Twitter @SC_Telehealth or our new webinar page.
Palmetto Care Connections invites everyone to join us at the 4th Annual Telehealth Summit of SC on Thursday, October 15-Friday, October 16, 2015, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC.
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About Palmetto Care Connections
Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) is the telehealth network for South Carolina that offers telehealth support services to rural and underserved health care providers.
