Riyadh: According to a top doctor, telemedicine is still helping Saudi Arabia fill treatment gaps for rural areas and other places where facilities are few. A new era of critical care has been brought about by telemedicine, according to Dr. Amera Rahmatullah, a pulmonary and critical care expert at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, who recently spoke to Arab News. Rahmatullah stated: “By bridging the gap between urban and rural healthcare, our Tele-ICU initiative has revolutionized critical care in Saudi Arabia.”
“This WHO-accredited program has offered seamless, high-quality care throughout the Kingdom by reducing needless hospital transfers, improving patient outcomes, and providing timely interventions in remote areas.”
The Critical Care Medicine department of KFSHRC is led by Rahmatullah and oversees a variety of specialist units, including as COVID-19 units, medical and oncology units, and surgical and organ transplant units.
These 67-bed units, which are backed by highly skilled multidisciplinary teams of doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and allied health professionals, accept more than 4,000 patients a year. They are also staffed by consultants around-the-clock.
The COVID-19 epidemic blasted open the doors of need and access for telemedicine clinicians. The majority of the population was suddenly able to access what had previously been employed to treat critically ill individuals in isolated, rural, and difficult-to-reach regions.
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