UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas, home of the county’s only NICU, is now participating in UVA Health’s telemedicine program with UVA Health Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville.
Dr. Karen Fairchild, a neonatologist at UVA Children’s, highlighted the advantages of technology in overcoming the two-hour geographic gap between the two hospitals. Instead of introducing and discussing complex medical cases over the phone, providers can access medical reports online instantly and use video calls to explore treatment further, Fairchild said during an online press conference on Friday, March 1, 2024.
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