One of Bahrain’s leading private hospitals, American Mission Hospital (AMH), has launched its Telemedicine service to give patients an opportunity to connect and book virtual consultations with their doctors from the safety of their homes.
Telemedicine will be offered via a cloud-based English application, separate from the AMH’s current mobile app which is available on Android and iOS.
In a statement, the 117-year-old hospital and first modern healthcare operation in the kingdom, announced: “We are all rethinking how we deliver healthcare, based on lessons learned in these last few months with the Covid-19 pandemic. Like many healthcare organisations, AMH turned to Telemedicine to extend care and meet community needs during this time of physical distancing. We realise that Telemedicine is the need of the hour, especially when the world is facing unprecedented challenges with the coronavirus pandemic.
“The main features of Telemedicine are allowing the patient to connect with AMH and book virtual consultations with our doctors. To allow patients to keep a complete digital record of their health on the application and to allow patients to upload any medical records they think are relevant and want to discuss with the doctor. Patients are able to obtain valid medical e-prescriptions after their appointment is over, which they can use at AMH pharmacy to obtain medicines.”
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