Telemedicine

Good Samaritan Telemedicine Program

Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications to deliver healthcare in a different place than the provider.

The Mission of the Mid-Nebraska Telemedicine Network is to develop a flexible multi-use system that will improve access to quality care by providing consultation and treatment in both routine and emergency situations and increase educational opportunities for both providers and the community.

Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation has helped expand telemedicine services in Nebraska and Kansas by the receipt of a new Rural Telemedicine Grant. Its goal is to improve access to quality health services for rural residents and reduce isolation of rural practitioners.

Twelve sites have joined with Good Samaritan Health Systems to create the Mid-Nebraska Telemedicine Network. Those additional communities are:

	Bassett	Rock County Hospital
	Benkelman	Dundy County Hospital
	Broken Bow	Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center
	Callaway	Callaway District Hospital
	Cambridge	Tri-Valley Health Systems
	Cozad	Cozad Community Hospital
	Franklin	Franklin County Hospital
	Gothenburg	Gothenburg Memorial Hospital
	Imperial	Chase County Hospital
	Norton, KS	Norton County Hospital
	Ord	Valley County Hospital
	Phillipsburg, KS	Phillips County Hospital

Potential benefits of telemedicine include:

• Increased diagnostic resources
• Improved quality of medical services
• Strengthened ties to specialty care
• Alleviated isolation of rural providers
• Enhanced ability to attract and keep primary care physicians and staff
• Facilitated training of health professionals in rural communities
• Patients enabled to stay close to home for their care

For more information concerning qualifications for using the telemedicine network, please talk to your physician.