Vt. hospitals partner to help babies in need of critical care
WCAX
A new partnership between Vermont hospitals could be a lifesaver for babies in need of critical care. The technology connects rural doctors with specialists at the UVM Medical Center.
Copley and North Country hospitals now have telemedicine equipment when transporting premature newborns. It allows audio and visual communication in rural areas to connect with the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.
“The beauty of the telemedicine is that organizations can be distant and apart and helping individuals in their community,” said Michael Del Trecco, the president and CEO of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems.
Newborns in need of critical care are often transported to the only neonatal intensive care unit in Vermont at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington. That could mean a drive of more than an hour where every minute matters.