Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Broadens Telehealth Care
2023 NACo Achievement Award Winner
San Bernardino County, Calif., CA
Best In Category
About the Program
Category: Health (Best in Category)
Year: 2023
The Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Specialty Clinic Inmate Telehealth Project is a partnership between ARMC and West Valley Detention Center (WVDC) which utilizes video consultations for inmate appointments where clinically possible. The partnership between WVDC and ARMC has seen success in treating patients who require cardiovascular care. ARMC plans to expand video visits to the general surgery and rheumatology service lines over the next two months. Today, ARMC technicians, nurses and physicians see an average of three patients per day and serve a total population of approximately 5,000. Overall, this has positively impacted the community by improving inmates timely access to health care while allowing WVDC to allocate its staff members to other jobs.