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Colleagues,
See post from MedTech-IQ member Randy Roberson, https://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/RandyRoberson, on the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Linkedin discussion board, http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&di......
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The following is a simple thumbnail sketch of a deployment of our “Doc-in-a-Box” containerized emergency response container clinic for Los Angeles or areas threatened by natural disasters. I have been receiving significant interest for this deployment following my presentation at the Jonathan Club in L.A.. Some of these contacts have key contacts and influence in political and corporate circles. I share this with you all in case you have interest or know others who can help us with this multi-benefit deployment.
CONCEPT OVERVIEW:
To place telemedicine healthcare clinics, housed in a 20’ cargo containers on the streets of downtown LA. In doing so this will provide two significant life-saving benefits. 1. To work to meet the day to day medical and emotional needs of the homeless on the streets of LA. 2. These clinics also represent a profound network of tools and capabilities that will be proactively placed and able to operate instantly when an earthquake (or other natural disaster), pandemic or conflict should occur. It provides a tested and proven built in network of US military, other federal, state, county, municipal and non-governmental agencies (NGO) poised to respond to emergencies immediately after they occur. This is critical as all major disasters have huge negative impacts on the surge capacity of hospitals (too many people in need and too few resources). This would provide a profoundly valuable force-multiplier in disasters.
The clinics will be staffed with medical students from local universities who, as part of their educational training, will do rounds at these clinics. Additionally we would entertain the idea of partnering with existing outreach already effectively working to meet the needs of the homeless there. Sponsorship and even branding of the clinics can come through corporate/civic/private interests and offers a high visibility level of community engagement and humanitarian outreach.
The situational awareness capabilities these provide – both regarding the homeless now as well as those effected by disaster later – will provide a profoundly beneficial tool for key emergency decision makers in Los Angeles. It provides them with live, real-time ground assessment data from ruggedized, prepositioned medical resources that can be self sustained with solar/wind power and satellite communications. Again, this provides instant operational capability even after a major disaster.
You can learn more about the technology at our web site at www.telehelp.org. You can learn a bit more about the network behind it be reading this recent Op/Ed from the New York Times http://telehelp.ning.com/profiles/blogs/new-york-times-op-ed-on-golden . The “Golden Phoenix event that it mentions, and the subsequent network based right there out of California, are profoundly effective and efficient. It is headed by US Marine Col, John Persano in San Diego. He has expressed significant interest in this opportunity. Through this effort we can provide huge benefits on many levels.
Please let me know if I can answer any questions, if you have any thoughts you would like to share or if your corporation or other group would like information on sponsoring a clinic. Thanks for taking a moment to review this.
For the greater good,
Randy S. Roberson
See post from MedTech-IQ member Randy Roberson, https://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/RandyRoberson, on the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Linkedin discussion board, http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&di......
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The following is a simple thumbnail sketch of a deployment of our “Doc-in-a-Box” containerized emergency response container clinic for Los Angeles or areas threatened by natural disasters. I have been receiving significant interest for this deployment following my presentation at the Jonathan Club in L.A.. Some of these contacts have key contacts and influence in political and corporate circles. I share this with you all in case you have interest or know others who can help us with this multi-benefit deployment.
CONCEPT OVERVIEW:
To place telemedicine healthcare clinics, housed in a 20’ cargo containers on the streets of downtown LA. In doing so this will provide two significant life-saving benefits. 1. To work to meet the day to day medical and emotional needs of the homeless on the streets of LA. 2. These clinics also represent a profound network of tools and capabilities that will be proactively placed and able to operate instantly when an earthquake (or other natural disaster), pandemic or conflict should occur. It provides a tested and proven built in network of US military, other federal, state, county, municipal and non-governmental agencies (NGO) poised to respond to emergencies immediately after they occur. This is critical as all major disasters have huge negative impacts on the surge capacity of hospitals (too many people in need and too few resources). This would provide a profoundly valuable force-multiplier in disasters.
The clinics will be staffed with medical students from local universities who, as part of their educational training, will do rounds at these clinics. Additionally we would entertain the idea of partnering with existing outreach already effectively working to meet the needs of the homeless there. Sponsorship and even branding of the clinics can come through corporate/civic/private interests and offers a high visibility level of community engagement and humanitarian outreach.
The situational awareness capabilities these provide – both regarding the homeless now as well as those effected by disaster later – will provide a profoundly beneficial tool for key emergency decision makers in Los Angeles. It provides them with live, real-time ground assessment data from ruggedized, prepositioned medical resources that can be self sustained with solar/wind power and satellite communications. Again, this provides instant operational capability even after a major disaster.
You can learn more about the technology at our web site at www.telehelp.org. You can learn a bit more about the network behind it be reading this recent Op/Ed from the New York Times http://telehelp.ning.com/profiles/blogs/new-york-times-op-ed-on-golden . The “Golden Phoenix event that it mentions, and the subsequent network based right there out of California, are profoundly effective and efficient. It is headed by US Marine Col, John Persano in San Diego. He has expressed significant interest in this opportunity. Through this effort we can provide huge benefits on many levels.
Please let me know if I can answer any questions, if you have any thoughts you would like to share or if your corporation or other group would like information on sponsoring a clinic. Thanks for taking a moment to review this.
For the greater good,
Randy S. Roberson
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Permalink Reply by Richard S. Baker M.D. on
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I'm Dean of the College of Medicine at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and would like to receive more information on your proposed LA area telemedicne project.
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Permalink Reply by Randy Roberson on
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Dr Baker,
I am on the road this morning but will be back in my office later this afternoon and will be happy to provide you with the details you are interested in. In the meantime, I can be reached directly through my email anytime at rroberson @ disasterlogistics.org or on the phone at 928-595-1127.
Thank you for your interest.
Randy -
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