Future of Telehealth: Is it here to stay?
and last updated 2021-03-17 00:51:40-04
Now more than a year into the pandemic, telehealth has become a household term and normality, but what will happen to the platform when life starts to trend back to normal? KSBY spoke with healthcare professionals and got their thoughts on the future of telehealth.
Virtual meetings and virtual happy hours might stick around until the end of the pandemic, but what about virtual doctorâs appointments?
âI think itâll get more intelligent and easier for the consumer to use,â said Arthur Dominguez Jr., Chief Nursing Officer for Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
Tenet Health Central Coast leaders proud of their black heritage
and last updated 2021-03-05 17:32:22-05
February is Black History Month, and two black women in leadership positions at Tenet Health Central Coast are especially proud of their black heritage. KSBYâs Neil Hebert sat down with doctors Tamara Battle and Aiga Charles to talk about how they hope to continue paving the way for others in healthcare.
âItâs about heritage and remembering those who came before; the struggles they had that I didnât have to go through. I rarely have felt that the color of my skin has dictated my path within the Tenet organization,â said Dr. Tamara Battle, a managing partner of Central Coast Pediatrics and the Governing Board Chair of Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
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Three counties northwest of Los Angeles are experiencing alarming spikes in coronavirus cases, further heightening the level of infections in already hard-hit Southern California and triggering fresh fears about potentially overtaxing local healthcare systems.
Conditions in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties have worsened considerably due to a post-holiday surge of the virus, with the average number of daily new cases more than doubling the rate seen two weeks ago, according to data compiled by The Times.
Infections in Ventura County have risen so rapidly that one doctor publicly wondered whether the area could face its own “New York moment.”