Brooklyn Hospital hopes technology can keep waiting rooms clear during the coronavirus crisis
Brooklyn Hospital Center unveiled a new telemedicine command center inside their Fort Greene facility on Thursday that health care professionals and the borough president hope will help reduce the number of patients in the hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The center is a room filled with computers set up to allow doctors to perform electronic pre-screenings, which can include video conferences or phone calls, for people who believe they may have COVID-19. The debut comes two days after the hospital announced it was opening a pre-screening tent outside the emergency room to help save hospital resources and stop the spread of the virus.
“This must be a major part of the system we use to prevent the overcrowding of the emergency rooms,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams about telemedicine. “If we use antiquated methods to fight a modern crisis, we’re going to be left behind.”
