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MCG Health also provides other acute care , ambulatory care , and direct-to-consumer virtual care programmes to patients and providers in Georgia . These range from telehospitalists , tele-paediatric ER , sickle cell , paediatric subspecialty care , reproductive medicine , primary care , and bariatric surgery . The institution is particularly focused on growing ambulatory care offerings to improve access and quality of care for all of Georgia to complement the acute care offerings in rural hospitals . This creates a more holistic care offering for patients in these communities by being able to access needed follow-up care without having to travel to an urban setting in Georgia .
Additionally , the Virtual Care @ Home programme was launched in February 2021 as a response to COVID-19 . Like many others
“ In the future , I see everything working in complete unison , from the health information exchanges all the way down to talking to clinicians through digital mean ”
DR MATT LYON ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE , WELLSTAR
88 February 2024