WellCare, Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth and Appling HealthCare System Open School-Based Health Centers in Appling County
WellCare provided the funding to equip these schools with telehealth systems that will allow school nurses to connect injured and sick students and faculty to health care providers at
How it works: If a student is sick enough to merit a trip to the doctor's office, the school nurse, with parental consent, will immediately reach out to an appropriate
In addition, school nurses also will have access to approximately 150 specialists in the GPT network of providers from facilities across the state.
"WellCare is committed to increasing access to health care for those in rural and underserved communities like
GPT currently works with 63 schools in
"We know firsthand the impact this access to care affords," she said. "Not only can students and staff receive primary care at school, they can also receive care from specialists such as Children's Healthcare of
"We were extremely excited when
School officials hope the new telehealth system will lead to higher attendance rates, which could impact student learning and help improve test scores.
"Telemedicine is a tangible and affordable way to expand access to specialists and access to care in rural areas," said
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