Notable news
Canada’s Leading Telemedicine Provider, Maple, Announces $14.5 Million in Funding Following Record Year
Newswire/ - Maple, the only Canadian telemedicine platform that instantly connects patients and healthcare providers 24/7/365 days a year, has raised $14.5 million between an oversubscribed funding round and an investment from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) earlier in…
Newswire
More recognition for Alberton’s Western Hospital’s tele-rounding
The Guardian/ - Health Minister James Aylward congratulates members of Western Hospital’s tele-rounding team on earning Health P.E.I.’s 2019 Leadership Excellence in Quality and Safety Award. Health PEI and Canadian telehealth company, Maple, are running an innovative tele-rounding program to…
The Guardian
P.E.I. patients can still see their doctor, even though he’s moved to Ireland
CBC Prince Edward Island/ - In September 2019, Tignish’s only local physician, with a roster of 2,500 patients accumulated over the past 5.5 years, made the decision to retire and return back home to Ireland. With physician shortages plaguing PEI…
CBC PEI
Medavie Blue Cross launches Connected Care digital health platform
Newswire/ - Medavie Blue Cross partners with leading digital health providers like Maple to offer plan members convenient access and preferred pricing to virtual health care services.
Newswire
ENCON introduces Maple bilingual virtual care in its group benefits plans
Benefits Canada/ - ENCON Group Inc. has become the first Canadian insurance provider to embed a fully bilingual virtual care service for all of its group benefits plans. Plan members will have direct and instant access to doctors from their…
Benefits Canada
“Telerounding” doctors keep PEI hospital unit open
Global News/ - Thanks to technology, a health care crisis is being eased at the hospital in the small town of Alberton, Prince Edward Island. Telemedicine is being used to counter a shortage of family physicians, in a pilot project…
Global News
P.E.I. Western Hospital ward fully staffed by remote doctors amid shortage of physicians
Huffington Post/ - Once faced with the threat of closure, a rural hospital in P.E.I is now thriving despite an ongoing physician shortage.
Huffington Post
Doctors on the TV: Small East Coast hospital tries medical care via video screen
Global News/ - Western Hospital in Alberton, P.E.I., has undertaken a six-month pilot “tele-rounding” project allowing doctors to treat patients via a secure video conference link.
Global News
Small P.E.I hospital tried to solve national medical care shortages with ‘TV doctors’
National Post/ - Instead of a doctor doing hospital rounds in person, a TV cart with the physician on a video screen from an office elsewhere in the province or the country is rolled from room to room.
National Post
P.E.I. hospital tackles doctor shortage through video “tele-rounding” pilot
The Star/ - In a rural corner of P.E.I., a small hospital is trying a first-in-Canada approach to delivering care that could offer a solution to doctor shortages across the country.
The Star
Toronto company doing ‘virtual’ rounds in rural P.E.I. hospital
Toronto Sun/ - In the community of Alberton PEI, Maple is pioneering a new process called telerounding to help rural hospitals overcome physician shortages
Toronto Sun
Maple’s P.E.I. pilot drastically improving quality of healthcare
Techvibes/ - Virtual healthcare has been available for years but success has been hard to measure in the hospital environment. Maple's first-of-its-kind telerounding service is an exception with strong success indicators appearing just months into the pilot.
Techvibes
About Maple
Maple is a technology platform that tackles some of the world's most meaningful issues in healthcare, starting with timely and convenient access to doctors and other healthcare providers including dermatologists, mental health therapists, and oncology navigation experts. It allows patients to connect directly with doctors and specialists for medical care in minutes from their phone or computer 24/7, and also provides custom technology solutions for employers, insurers, hospitals, and clinics.
To get in touch: press@getmaple.ca