Clare Island Virtual Hospital Programme

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Mr Hemendra Worlikar, Research Engineer HIVE Lab, University of Galway,
Dr Ian McCabe, Project Manager HIVE Lab, University of Galway ,
Dr. Jennifer Doran, Research Physician, HIVE Lab, University of Galway,
Dr David Tierney, Research Physician, HIVE Lab, University of Galway,
Dr Sinead Walsh, Integrated Care Consultant Respiratory Physician, UHG/CHO2,
Prof Derek O’Keeffe, Consultant Physician, UHG / University of Galway,
Dr Jennifer Davies, Research Physician, HIVE Lab, University of Galway,
Ms Deirdre McNamara, Director of Strategic Programmes, HSE,
Dr Susan Connolly, Integrated Care Consultant Cardiologist, UHG/CHO2 and
Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer, HSE.

A Virtual Hospital Programme on Clare Island aims to improve the management of patient care for the Clare Island residents, providing virtual chronic disease clinics and digital health promotion and monitoring.

Deirdre McNamara, Director of Strategic Programmes, Office of the Chief Clinical Officer, HSE who visited Clare Island and met Prof Derek O’Keeffe and the Virtual Hospital Project Team said “It was wonderful to see digital health innovation being used as a mechanism of enhancing and developing new ways of accessing care. The Clare Island model demonstrates the capability to deliver care to patients closer to home and enables management of chronic disease in the community.”