NL Health Services Launches Tele-Monitoring Technology at Four Sites

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has launched tele-monitoring technology in four acute care hospitals and health-care centres within the Eastern-Rural Zone.

The technology, Halo, is designed to remotely monitor eligible patients and alert care providers to potential health risks. A portable camera, with audiovisual communication, is placed at the patient’s bedside.

Tele-monitoring technology is used in hospitals across Canada. It can support teams in hospital units to quickly identify any changes in patients’ conditions and intervene as needed.

Tele-monitoring will be used at the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre, Carbonear General Hospital, G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital, and the Placentia Health Centre.