P.E.I. Western Hospital Ward Fully Staffed By Remote Doctors Amid Shortage Of Physicians
Once faced with the threat of closure, a rural hospital in P.E.I is now thriving despite not having any doctors working within its walls. Patients on the acute care ward at Western Hospital in Alberton are the first in Canada to receive care exclusively from doctors appearing via television screen. Called “tele-rounding,” it’s a pilot…