June 4, 2020 –
Telescope Health is bringing its virtual health care services to Georgia through a collaboration
with Brunswick, Georgia-based Southeast Georgia Health System to provide
COVID-19 testing to residents across the health system’s six-county service
area. Telescope Health will also introduce wide-spread serology testing,
also known as antibody testing, to residents across Georgia and provide
return to work guidance for individuals re-entering the workforce.
“Patients throughout our service areas in Glynn, Camden, Brantley,
Charlton, McIntosh and Wayne counties are seeking flexible health care
options,” said
Michael D. Scherneck, president and CEO of Southeast Georgia Health System. “We are pleased
to work in partnership with Telescope Health to expand COVID-19 testing
in our community through this virtual service offering to support our
mission to provide safe, quality, accessible and cost-effective care to
meet the health needs of our residents.”
Telescope Health also offers patients across the state with affordable
telehealth services to include live video chats with board-certified physicians
for both acute and urgent health care needs:
- Symptoms evaluation (COVID and non-COVID-related)
- Follow-up care
- Medication refills, ePrescribing
- Lab and imaging results discussion
- Appointments to see a health care specialist
- Health care navigation
“Providing quality access to health care is more important than ever
and by using Telescope Health, patients not only have access to a physician,
but Telescope Health also provides many health care navigation services
that patients come to rely on more and more, ” said Matthew Rill,
M.D., co-founder and CEO of Telescope Health. “As our communities
continue to combat the spread of COVID-19, telehealth is an important
asset that can help us flatten the curve, ensure all patients stay up-to-date
on their health care visits and return back to work in a responsible manner.”
To access the telehealth platform, patients can download the Telescope
Health app or visit
www.TelescopeHealth.com. Patients wishing to see a virtual provider for COVID-19-related health
care concerns may be eligible for a discount. To learn more about how
you can protect yourself, your family and your community from getting
and spreading respiratory illnesses like coronavirus 2019, visit
cdc.gov.
About Telescope Health
Telescope Health is a mobile health care application that allows users
to immediately see a board-certified provider for many urgent and primary
care needs. Telescope Health physicians are local to Southeast Georgia
and Northeast Florida, and many practice in a Southeast Georgia Health
System, Baptist Health or Wolfson Children’s Hospital emergency
center. Through virtual appointments and on-demand check-ins, Telescope
Health provides both acute care and connected health care navigation to
help patients address all types of health care needs. Telescope Health
providers coordinate with local follow up care options and communicate
with primary care physicians and specialists to help make sure every patient
gets the care they need. For more information about Telescope Health,
download the Telescope Health app, or visit
telescopehealth.com.
About Southeast Georgia Health System
Southeast Georgia Health System is a not-for-profit health system comprised
of two acute care hospitals, two long term care facilities, two comprehensive
Cancer Care Centers and multiple specialty care centers, including orthopedic
and spine care, joint replacement, breast care, maternity, outpatient
rehabilitation, sleep management and wound care. The Brunswick Campus
Cancer Care Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission
on Cancer and offers the only CyberKnife® M6 with MLC technology in Georgia. Additionally, the Southeast Georgia
Physician Associates medical group includes more than 140 providers working
in 20 different medical specialties at more than 50 locations. The Health
System is part of Coastal Community Health, a regional affiliation between
Baptist Health and Southeast Georgia Health System forming a highly integrated
hospital network focused on significant initiatives designed to enhance
the quality and value of care provided to our contiguous communities.