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In-home checkups provided
Good Samaritan Society Home Care has new service
ST PETER — Through the use of new in-home telemonitoring technology, patients served by Good Samaritan Society Home Care throughout Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Sibley counties are getting a checkup every day in the comfort of their homes.
The Honeywell HomMed Health Telehealth Monitoring System allows staff to provide daily, real-time clinical information, according to Nancy Vogel, director of home care.
In-home telemonitoring uses telecommunications devices placed in patients’ homes to take their vital signs.
When patients’ vital signs are taken daily, irregularities can be caught before they become full-fledged problems. The system collects a variety of vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body weight and temperature.
Peripherals, such as a glucose meter, a spirometer or peak flow meter to measure lung function, a PT/INR system to record blood-clotting times, or an ECG device to monitor heart rhythms, can be attached for specialized patient care.
Good Samaritan can be reached at 507-931-0949 or 1-866-931-0949.
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