Nurses at Vanderbilt University are using avatars and entering virtual worlds to interact with patients and do online training with students, according to a Tennessean news report.
Patients who have trouble accessing healthcare due to transportation or other access barriers can still obtain attention remotely through virtual health consultations. According to the news report, the virtual interaction provides better communication than phone calls or teleconferencing.
The virtual Vanderbilt island includes a nursing home, residential trailer and an outpatient clinic that resembles the hospital's actual Eskind Diabetes Center.
Read the news report about VUMC's virtual world.
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- Cleveland Clinic Names Dr. Marc Harrison CEO of Abu Dhabi Hospital
- University of Michigan Hospital Plans $6M Expansion
Patients who have trouble accessing healthcare due to transportation or other access barriers can still obtain attention remotely through virtual health consultations. According to the news report, the virtual interaction provides better communication than phone calls or teleconferencing.
The virtual Vanderbilt island includes a nursing home, residential trailer and an outpatient clinic that resembles the hospital's actual Eskind Diabetes Center.
Read the news report about VUMC's virtual world.
Read other coverage about our top 50 hospitals:
- Hackensack University Medical Center Opens Heart and Vascular Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Names Dr. Marc Harrison CEO of Abu Dhabi Hospital
- University of Michigan Hospital Plans $6M Expansion