This strategy seeks to improve care in the Critical Patient Unit (UPC). SUBTITLE / SUMMARY
In the Ñuble Region, south of the central zone of Chile, specifically in the city of San Carlos, is the Dr. Benicio Arzola Medina Hospital, the fourth establishment in the country that will have remote assistance lenses. This initiative has been promoted by the Ñuble Health Service, the Assistance Network Management Division (DIGERA) and the Department of Digital Health of the Ministry of Health.
In the case of the San Carlos Hospital, as explained by the director of the health service, Ricardo Sánchez, he explained that this technology will support UPC teams in the hospital, and thus optimize the timely management of patients and carry out interconsultations with specialists in the required areas. Likewise, Sánchez added that "All this will be done with cutting-edge technology, which will allow a high-fidelity connection, which will undoubtedly mean an important advance for the Ñuble care network."
On the other hand, Isaí Carrasco, who is part of the implementation team of these technologies in the Digital Strategies Unit of the Department of Digital Health, explained that this type of lens has been used in hospitals in the Santiago metropolitan area and other regions of Chili. "The experience has been quite pleasant because we are bringing innovation to various points, breaking the country's geographical gaps," he said.
In this way, the professionals of the San Carlos hospital will be able to better communicate with other professionals and specialists from other areas of the country. “This is very positive, as it will allow the exchange of ideas and critical patient management techniques for the benefit of our users. In short, we are bringing health closer to people through a device with high image quality, assimilating it to face-to-face care, which will avoid eventual transfers to other Regions”, explained the director of the hospital, Dr. René Goza, highlighting the Importance of health technologies for remote areas.
This initiative was also recognized by Digital Hospital officials such as Nicol Barría, head of the Critical Patient Telecommittee Project. Barría highlighted the importance of implementing synchronous telemedicine strategies in a country as geographically dispersed as Chile and where most medical professionals are concentrated in Santiago.
