Case Study: Rapid Deployment of Telehealth Services for Rural Hospitals Fighting COVID-19

Members In Action Case Study: Rapid Deployment of Telehealth Services for Rural Hospitals Fighting COVID-19 - Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin, Minn.

How Riverwood Healthcare Center (RHCC) in Aitkin, Minn., quickly deployed Zoom for Business to virtually treat patients amidst the coronavirus pandemic. 

Although the county has not seen any positive COVID-19 cases yet, Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, Minn., a 25-bed critical access hospital located about 130 miles north of Minneapolis, is actively preparing. 

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