Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has invested $8.5 million into telehealth company MDLIVE to increase healthcare access for local communities.
Through MDLIVE, patients with non-emergent medical issues can connect with physicians and therapists remotely. Sutter physicians will now work with MDLIVE to integrate the service into their care delivery processes.
"With this investment, Sutter Health takes another step forward in helping transform healthcare by providing greater access to innovative, high-quality and affordable alternative care delivery options, said Sutter Health President and CEO Pat Fry in a news release. "Our investment in MDLIVE is a prudent and important part of providing communities we serve with more services through digital engagement with healthcare providers."
Sutter Health is not the only provider organization to become an MDLIVE investor. Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare invested in 2012, and the company is also backed by Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, a venture fund created by several large hospital systems including Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City and Community Health Systems in Franklin, Tenn.
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