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WCCHC Debuts State-of-the-art Telehealth Tech At ‘Ewa Clinic
(Right) Dr. Stephen Bradley, chief medical officer of Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (left), and Paula Arcena, AlohaCare’s vice president, external affairs, pose in front of ‘Ewa-West Community Health Clinic’snewtelehealthtechroom (above).PHOTOSCOURTESYMVNP
“After learning about WC- CHC’s plans to expand its on-site telehealth services through innovative technol- ogy, it was an easy decision to provide them the grant to expand to areas where resi- dents may not have access to digital or health resources,” states Paula Arcena, Alo- haCare’s vice president, ex- ternal affairs.
“This telehealth kiosk represents a novel concept in health care by bringing access to the patient where they are, allowing high-qual- ity tele-video medical visit capacity and utilizing state- of-the-art devices that per- mit the provider to perform a detailed virtual medical examination,” states Dr. Ste-
phen Bradley, chief medical officer of WCCHC. “What for years has limited tele- health is now possible, and gives patients more options to access the care they need.”
In a private setting, tele-
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Thanks to a $75,000 boost from AlohaCare, ‘Ewa-West O‘ahu Community Health, a satellite clinic of Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, now offers telehealth tech services with personal- ized assistance to care for un- derserved residents who have limited broadband access, digital literacy or knowledge of how to access telehealth.
health specialists will assis- tant patients with handheld diagnostic equipment, which allows a clinician/provider to virtually assess the ears, lungs, heart, throat, tempera- ture, skin, abdomen, blood oxygen and blood pressure. Staff can also connect pa- tients to many social ser- vices, including housing and food assistance, health in- surance, telehealth education and more.