Telehealth and telemedicine services use telecommunications and information technology to provide remote access to health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, supervision and information. Using this technology reduces re-admissions to hospitals and saves lives as well as health care costs.
On Wednesday mornings, IU Health Starke Hospital President Dave Hyatt will be meeting with the ladies in the public in a setting called, “Coffee with Dave”. Hyatt says it’s a chance to let him tell everyone what’s going on at the hospital.
“We’ve made so many changes over the last three and a half years really letting the community know that they really do have a top-notch facility here in Knox in Starke County. It’s not the same old Starke Memorial Hospital it was three years ago. We still have the same dedicated staff. Our colleagues are excellent at what they do. We’ve made a lot of changes and a lot of improvements,” Hyatt said.
IU Health Starke Hospital will soon be offering a transitional care program.
Since October, the hospital has suffered a penalty by the federal government for the amount of re-admissions to the hospital. President Dave Hyatt says all hospitals, not just the Starke County hospital, is held accountable for re-admissions within 30 days if a person has suffered a certain disease – such a pneumonia, heart attack, or congestive heart failure.
