Staff and patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital have received a remotely-controlled robotic training tool as part of GE Healthcare’s billion-dollar global medical training technology investment.
Story by Asha Barbaschow, ZDNet
A remotely-controlled robotic telepresence training tool is the latest addition to the roster at Tasmania’s Royal Hobart Hospital, a large tertiary referral centre and a training hospital that is geographically disadvantaged.
Dr Savas Totonidis, a staff specialist anaesthetist at the Royal Hobart Hospital said aside from making his and his staff’s jobs easier, the equipment will benefit patients tenfold.