Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough has partnered with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Connected Care and Center for Telehealth to offer intensive care neonatology and emergency psychiatry to its patients via telemedicine.
MCH is one of 31 rural hospitals in New England currently partnering with D-H Connected Care to provide patients with prompt access to specialty care which may not be available locally.
âThe birth of a baby is a complex process and adjusting to life outside the motherâs body can sometimes require a higher level of care,â a Dartmouth-Hitchcock news release states. âTeleICN provides 24/7 real time assessment and treatment recommendations for babies born at MCH. TeleICN has been shown to reduce transfers, helping to keep patients and their families closer to home.â