North Shore Medical Center is now one of five local Tenet Healthcare hospitals to offer the Tele-ER platform, a secure service to access emergency room physicians, treatment and health recommendations remotely.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the launch of the new service, North Shoreâs CEO Matthew Garner revealed it will play a major role in comforting those requiring medical assistance but wary of visiting ERs, especially in Black communities. Matthew Garner/Courtesy of North Shore Medical Center
âEver since the pandemic started, people have been very reluctant to come to the health care setting,â said Garner. âAnybody that has been assessing whether they should come in, this gives them the option to at least get evaluated by medical professionals prior to coming into the setting.â
Millions of dollars are set aside to improve the lives of nursing home residents in North Carolina but the money can t be used to help offset some of facilities greatest issues, including COVID-19.
Instead, the ABC11 I-Team uncovered thousands of dollars used for ice cream socials, gardens and improving the presentation of food.
This money is in what s called a Civil Money Penalty Fund (CMP). Each state maintains a fund that is built from nursing homes fines for violations.
These violations range from abuse and neglect to lack of proper infection control plans. Violations in North Carolina have contributed nearly $13 million to the fund between 2018 and 2020.
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