GAIL: ROBODOCS CARE FOR ORLANDO HEALTH’S MOST CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS. THEY CAN DELIVER CARE AS LONG AS THERE IS A STRONG WIFI CONNECTION. WHEN WE FIRST PROFILED THIS TECHNOLOGY, DR. OSMAN FAROOQ SHOWED US JUST HOW ADVANTAGEOUS THE ROBOTS ARE WITH PATIENTS AS PART OF TELEMEDICINE, A MEANS OF REMOTELY CONNECTING A PATIENT AND THEIR CAREGIVER.>> WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, I’M AT THEIR BESIDE IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. GAIL NOW DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC.>> CERTAINLY DURING THIS SITUATION THEY HAVE REALLY PUT THE MILES ON ROBOTS. GAIL: THE ROBOTS ALLOW A DOCTOR TO BE IN MORE PLACES.>> OBVIOUSLY WE’RE MAKING SURE WE FOLLOW GOOD INFECTION CONTROL PROCESSES AS WE CLEAN THE ROBOT AS THEY MOVE BETWEEN ROOMS BUT THEY REALLY HAVE GIVEN US THAT EXTRA SET OF EYES ON A PATIENT GAIL: THIS ROBOT IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE CRITICAL CARE DOCTORS, BUT BE A COMPLEMENT TO THE EXISTING STAFF.>> THE ROBOT GIVES THEM THAT VIRTUAL PRESENCE, IT GETS TH INTO THE ROOM SAFELY AND WE CAN CONSERVE THE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR SOME OF THOS VISITS. GAIL: THE ROBOTS ARE OUTFITTED WITH STETHOSCOPE THE HEART OR LUNGS OF A PATIENT USING A STETHOSCOPE AND WE HAVE A NURSE PRESENT IN THE ROOM THEY CAN MANIPULATE THE STETHCOPE AND THEN THE PHYSICIAN IS ABLE TO HEAR THAT REMOTELY. GAIL: TELEMEDICINE IS NOTHING NEW TO HOSPITALS BUT HE SAYS NOW IT’S REALLY RAMPED UP REACHING PATIENTS FAR BEYOND HOSPITAL WALLS AND INTO THEIR HOMES>> I THINK IN THIS CRISIS WE’VE REACHED THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEMEDICINE IF YOU WILL AND I THINK IT’S HERE TO
Robots being used to help critically ill patients at Orlando Health
Robotic doctors have been caring for Orlando Health’s most critically ill patients.The robots can deliver care as long as there is a strong Wi-Fi connection. When WESH 2 News first profiled this technology, Dr. Osman Farooq showed us just how advantageous the robots are with patients as part of telemedicine.“With this technology, I’m at their beside in less than a minute,” Dr. Farooq said.During the COVID-19 pandemic, the robots allow a doctor to be in more places.The robots are not intended to replace critical care doctors, but be a complement to the existing staff. It gives doctors a virtual presence and gets them into a room safely. That means the hospital can conserve the personal protection equipment for some of those visits.The robots are outfitted with stethoscopes. A nurse can manipulate the stethoscope and let the physician hear what is going on remotely. Telemedicine is nothing new to hospitals but doctors say it’s really ramped up reaching patients far beyond hospital walls and into their homes.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Robotic doctors have been caring for Orlando Health’s most critically ill patients.
The robots can deliver care as long as there is a strong Wi-Fi connection.
When WESH 2 News first profiled this technology, Dr. Osman Farooq showed us just how advantageous the robots are with patients as part of telemedicine.
“With this technology, I’m at their beside in less than a minute,” Dr. Farooq said.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the robots allow a doctor to be in more places.
The robots are not intended to replace critical care doctors, but be a complement to the existing staff. It gives doctors a virtual presence and gets them into a room safely.
That means the hospital can conserve the personal protection equipment for some of those visits.
The robots are outfitted with stethoscopes. A nurse can manipulate the stethoscope and let the physician hear what is going on remotely.
Telemedicine is nothing new to hospitals but doctors say it’s really ramped up reaching patients far beyond hospital walls and into their homes.
