VirtuAlly and Teledigm Health have announced a partnership to deliver virtual nursing services to critical access hospitals and rural healthcare systems across the US’ Midwest region.
This collaboration addresses the acute shortage of care providers and registered nurses (RNs), as well as aims to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs and nurse turnover.
Supporting the onsite care teams, VirtuAlly’s virtual nurses will enable rural health systems to improve efficiency.
The partnership with Teledigm will see an average 20% reduction in turnover as virtual nurses take on administrative tasks, allowing those on-site to concentrate on direct patient care and critical duties.
VirtuAlly chief nursing officer Angel Bozard said: “Recruiting and retaining nurses in rural areas has become a significant challenge for healthcare systems across these communities. The partnership between VirtuAlly and Teledigm will address this critical need. Everyone deserves access to quality care, no matter where they live.
“Our virtual nurses seamlessly support rural healthcare systems and ensure patients receive the care they need and deserve, all while providing the on-site staff with the critical support to focus on bedside tasks.”
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By GlobalDataThe introduction of virtual nurses with expertise in critical care is expected to provide a support system, enabling patients to receive treatment within their community.
Teledigm Health co-founder and chief development officer Shane Fleming said: “Rural hospitals are confronted with many unique challenges.
“Partnering with VirtuAlly allows us to bring virtual nursing services to the rural systems we serve, and ensure their staff have the support and expertise they need to meet the demands of patient care.”
Both Teledigm and VirtuAlly are focused on patient-centred care and aim to utilise technology to not only improve care quality and accessibility but also meet the changing demands of the healthcare industry.
