Verizon grant pilots cariovascular telemedicine for women at Kent, Hospital

Posted 11/11/14

Through the support of a $20,000 Verizon Foundation Grant, Care New England hospitals Kent, located in Warwick, and Memorial, located in Pawtucket, will take part in a cardiac telemedicine pilot …

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Verizon grant pilots cariovascular telemedicine for women at Kent, Hospital

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Through the support of a $20,000 Verizon Foundation Grant, Care New England hospitals Kent, located in Warwick, and Memorial, located in Pawtucket, will take part in a cardiac telemedicine pilot program further enhancing the care provided through Care New England’s Cardiovascular program.

The cardiology telemedicine program enables participating hospitals to communicate more effectively with each other and with patients to improve cardiology services while reducing overall health care costs. With heart disease being a leading cause of death for women, the goal of this program is to improve the cardiovascular health of women in Rhode Island. Telemedicine will be used to connect patients and caregivers when being treated as remotely or when transferring from one hospital to another. It also will enable patients to communicate with their entire health care team while at home.  

“Care New England is pleased to partner with the Verizon Foundation to better support the needs of our patients and their health. With this partnership we can offer state-of-the-art cardiac care to our patient’s right here in Rhode Island, offering them advanced technology along with world class care,” said Chester M. Hedgepeth, MD, PhD, executive chief of cardiology, Care New England. “We are pleased to have been chosen by Verizon for this grant and we thank them for their support and recognition.” 

“The Verizon Foundation uses technology to improve quality and access to health care for children, women and seniors in need. Our main focus is to reduce health care disparities, improve access and quality, and enable better outcomes through health information technology that educates and empowers patients to manage their health,” said Michele Cinquegrano, Verizon’s regional director of government affairs.

The Verizon Foundation is focused on accelerating social change by using the company’s innovative technologies to help solve pressing problems in education, health care and energy management. For more information about Verizon’s corporate responsibility work, visit www.verizonfoundation.org; or for regular updates, visit the Foundation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/verizonfoundation) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/verizongiving).

The expansion of cardiovascular services at Care New England comes after a clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women’s Hospital established a comprehensive program at Kent Hospital. Since then, it has grown to include many additional services including advanced cardiovascular imaging modalities such as cardiac CT, the advanced valvular heart disease service, and the advanced heart failure service with transplant consultation. These services are provided by board certified cardiologists and a team of Care New England nurses and clinical support staff. For a full listing of all cardiac services or more information on Care New England cardiovascular care, visit www.carenewengland.org/cardiology.

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