IHS to Fund Extended Telemedicine for Native Americans
Avera Health could receive up to $100 million dollars over five years from Indian Health Service to offer provider education and extend its Avera eCare telemedicine to serve 130,000 Native Americans in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
Virtually Ideal: Avera’s Expanding eCare Empire
A 42 year old Parkston, South Dakota area man is having dinner with friends when he suddenly develops the classic signs of a stroke. He becomes week, half of his face droops, and he loses the ability to talk. His wife rushes him to the nearest hospital, Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston, where his friend, family physician Jason Wickersham, MD, is waiting.
Avera eCARE Supports Local Care in More Than 10 Percent of Nation’s Critical Access Hospitals
There are 1,331 certified “Critical Access Hospitasl” (CAHs) across the nation, and Avera eCARE now serves more than 10 percent of these facilities through services that include Avera eICU CARE, eEmergency, ePharmacy and eConsult. Avera extends specialty care to distant rural facilities through interactive video and advanced computer monitoring technology.
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