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WA Country Health Service extends Broadreach service contract
26th September 2011
Broadreach Services, an Australian based leading independent service provider of visual communications and collaboration solutions, today announced that Western Australia’s Country Health Service has extended its contract for the maintenance and support of its Telehealth infrastructure for an additional 12 months.
Telehealth improves access to health care for the entire state of WA, connecting remote communities to essential health services. Broadreach supplied, installed and commissioned the core video communications infrastructure for Telehealth, which was launched in 2010. Since then, Broadreach has continued to maintain the infrastructure and provide support services, as well as technical consulting services.
Videoconferencing is used by Telehealth to provide health services, education, training and support to local health care providers and improve communication between health care providers, who are spread across wide ranging and remote areas of Western Australia. One example is virtual family visiting, where a long stay patient dislocated from their hometown can videoconference with family and friends for emotional and social support.
Broadreach CEO Shaun Wormald says, "Broadreach is excited about the opportunity to continue working with WA CHS over the next 12 months.
“Providing ongoing support to the organisation to help them achieve greater efficiencies and improve health service access for so many people allows us to apply our experience where it is particularly relevant," he concludes.
About Broadreach
Broadreach has more than ten years’ experience transforming the way organisations communicate. Broadreach is the managed services provider to some of Australia’s largest organisations with its IP video expertise, 24/7 video network operations centre and Realeyes business video benefits program. Broadreach enjoys working relationships with the world’s best technology providers, including Cisco, Microsoft and Radvision.
About WA Country Health Service
The WA Country Health Service is the largest country health service in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, providing health services to approximately half a million people, over a vast 2.5 million square kilometres area. The range of health services provided cover primary health care, emergency and hospital services, population health, mental health, Indigenous health and aged care.
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