Proactively connecting residents in underserved and low socioeconomic status communities with "virtual hospital" telehealth access in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

D.R. Baker, K. Cadet, S. Mani, P. Chatterjee
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

This report from the field describes the uptake of a telemedicine outreach model among residents in under-resourced urban settings as a proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe the methods and uptake of our telehealth virtual hospital program and implications for practice.

Baker DR, Cadet K, Mani S, Chatterjee P. Proactively connecting residents in underserved and low socioeconomic status communities with "virtual hospital" telehealth access in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 May 2. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 32(2), 189-197. doi:10.1353/hpu.2021.0057.