Satellite-Enabled Virtual Care
Across eight remote communities in British Columbia, portable satellite internet enables patients and local providers to connect virtually with primary care teams and access electronic health records.
- Topics
- Primary and community care
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis priorities
- Cultural Safety
- Audience
Healthcare leader
Community organization
Point of care provider
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About this Promising Practice
Remote and rural communities in British Columbia, Canada, are unable to access virtual care because they do not have internet connection.
Satellite internet has been implemented in eight remote communities in British Columbia, providing the internet connection needed to enable virtual care and helping to improve equitable access to team-based primary care. Satellite internet is a portable, simple to set-up solution that can bring the internet nearly anywhere at a sustainable cost.
Program: Strengthening Access to Primary Care in Northern, Rural and Remote Communities
Location: Remote, British Columbia
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