C3O Telemedicine Announces New Tele-Stroke Program In CA, A New Company Brand And Website And An Expanded Telemedicine Service Offering To Hospitals
C3O Telemedicine (formerly C3O Medical Group) is pleased to announce a new telemedicine program to be established at Community Memorial Health System in Ventura, CA. C3O’s Acute Neurology Telemedicine Program is designed to improve access to specialists for stroke patients and other neurocritically ill patients across the community. It will be implemented within the coming months and provide Community Memorial’s patients with immediate connectivity to the expertise of highly skilled neurologists and neurointensivists.
Dr. Herb Rogove, President and CEO of C3O Telemedicine states” C3O is privileged to provide acute neurology care via telemedicine to Ventura’s premier healthcare organization. Community Memorial is committed to serving the neuroscience needs of individuals in Ventura and surrounding communities and we are excited to partner with them in this new program.” Bobbie McCaffrey, RN, MA, Vice President and Chief Nursing Office of Community Memorial responds “After evaluating multiple telemedicine providers, we confidently partnered with C3O Telemedicine due to their strong commitment to high quality care and the unique physician-focus and clinical leadership C3O is able to provide. Dr. Herb Rogove and his physician team provide a quality-focused solution that was custom tailored to meet our needs and to improve our patient’s access to specialty care when faced with an emergency”.
According to the National Stroke Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and stroke-related healthcare costs total $73.7B. Expediting the presence of a skilled neurologist to the bedside to assess for the appropriateness of the lifesaving medication tPA can dramatically improve healthcare outcomes. Telemedicine technologies have been proven clinically and cost-effective methods for supplying this care and can often expedite the time in which a patient receives the care they need.
The news of C3O’s expanding telemedicine network comes at the same time the company is unveiling a new corporate name and brand, an expanded multi-specialty service offering of telemedicine services to hospitals, and the launch of its new, interactive website offering a wide range of telehealth-related articles and an online resources. Rogove explains, “The leadership team, ownership structure, and our commitment to quality care remains unchanged by the new look of the company. The new name “C3O Telemedicine” reflects the widening reach of telemedicine services we are providing to help hospitals and communities respond to a growing shortage of specialists. We believe that all patients, especially in times of acute illness, deserve immediate and excellent care and we have positioned our organization to make the highest impact possible.”
C3O Telemedicine and its physicians have been providing Tele-Stroke and Tele-Neurocritical Care services to California hospitals since 2009. This year service offerings to hospitals across the country are expanded to include Tele-Stroke, Neurocritical Care, Tele-Psychiatry, Critical Care and Tele-ICU, and other custom telemedicine coverage solutions. The new C3O Telemedicine website, along with its articles and resource center can be found at http://c3otelemedicine.com/ .
About C3O Telemedicine
C3O Telemedicine is an innovative provider of virtual presence clinical coverage solutions to metropolitan and rural health facilities. As a physician owned and operated organization with renowned, board-certified specialists, C3O Telemedicine delivers flexible, easily implemented, and highly supported telemedicine services to its clients with exceptional clinical quality. C3O’s physicians and engaged physician-led management have developed programs at multiple facilities with demonstrated value through rapid response times, enhanced patient outcomes and prompt definitive care and discharges, with accompanying improvement in hospital financials.
SOURCE: C3O Telemedicine