Two more towns have been added to the network in the Parkland Regional Health Authority — Grandview in the west and McCreary in the east.
“Linking people to health-care expertise at a distance reduces their travel time while increasing their access to specialized services,” Health Minister Theresa Oswald said. “These communities and the region have worked hard to make this expansion possible to ensure quality services are available for area residents.”
At least 40 clinical specialties can be accessed using the MBTelehealth Network, such as speech language pathology, dermatology, neurology and cardiology.
MBTelehealth is part of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s Manitoba eHealth Program. With this expansion, 74 communities and 21 Winnipeg locations now have a MBTelehealth site. This includes 16 First Nations communities, as well as at least one site in each of the province’s regional health authorities. More information on MBTelehealth is available at www.mbtelehealth.ca.
As to what is going on with this program in the central region, the Regional Health Authority—Central Manitoba Inc. refused comment at this time.
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Quelle/Source: The Daily Graphic, 05.09.2009
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