Telehealth Saskatchewan links patients to health care teams using highly secure videoconferencing technologies.
To date, Telehealth Saskatchewan operates from more than 440 sites in 147 communities across the province. This number keeps growing.
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Telehealth works with Regional Health Authorities and partners to link patients to specialized and general health care providers across the province.
Some of the main service areas that regularly use Telehealth include:
- Mental Health
- Genetics
- Oncology
- Surgery
- Nephrology
- Respirology
- Neurosurgery
- Rehabilitation Services
- Group Patient Education
- Neurology
The Benefits of Telehealth
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Save on travel: by making it possible for patients and providers to connect without having to physically travel long distances.
- Save on expenses: by reducing the amount of money spent on travel and overnight stays.
- Save on time: by eliminating travel time and waiting periods.
- Increased patient access: by allowing patients to access specialty care throughout the province.
A Look at the Numbers
- More than 6,000,000 km have been saved by patients and their families.
- More than 17,000 patients have taken part in a clinical consult as of 2017.
- More than 200 specialists use Telehealth to deliver clinical services to their patients.
