Hospitals in northwestern Ontario, including Dryden, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout are moving to a digital world.
They’re now able to share patient records with other Ontario hospitals and doctors on-line.
OntarioMD setup the system and Vice-President Elizabeth Keller says it will improve patient care.
Keller says physicians will receive real time information in order to make the best immediate decision for your level of care.
Keller says the information is also available to physicians at their clinics.
12 hospitals in our region are participating in the program.
Keller says they’re now looking at how to expand to Manitoba where many patients from northwestern Ontario access hospital services.
Hospitals in the northwest now live include:
-Atikokan General Hospital
-Dryden Regional Health Centre
-Geraldton District Hospital
-Lake of the Woods District Hospital
-Manitouwadge General Hospital
-Nipigon District Memorial Hospital
-North of Superior Healthcare Group
-Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
-Riverside Health Care Facilities
-Sioux Lookout Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre
-St. Joseph’s Care Group
-Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
