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Grape Hospital, Synzi to enable patient care during record flooding.

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INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2019 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

Synzi, a virtual care company, has announced that George C. Grape Community Hospital (Grape), will be using its virtual care communication platform to deliver remote medical care to its community significantly affected by recent flooding in southwest Iowa, the company said.

Patients at Grape can benefit from access to the innovative virtual care technology made possible through an initial pilot program provided by Synzi. Grape medical staff can use Synzi's virtual care platform and its comprehensive video, email, text, and secure messaging capabilities to conveniently care for patients as the area recovers from the natural disaster.

After the onset of the flooding in March, the Hamburg, Iowa hospital had transferred all acute and skilled patients to neighboring facilities. In addition, the hospital had to work with the State of Iowa to provide portable water to keep the facility operating. The hospital's home health, physical and operational therapy services continued to operate, and its emergency services were also able to continue functioning 24/7.

Synzi's award-winning communication platform leverages everyday devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops to help healthcare organizations provide-edge, cost-contained, patient-centric care. Grape's initial platform deployment was executed in late May and enables hospital staff to use multi-way...

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