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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles hospital is starting a telemedicine program that will allow doctors to consult with patients six-thousand miles away.
Good Samaritan Hospital announced Wednesday that it's received a federal grant of more than $417,000. The money will be used to provide real-time video conferencing that can link Good Samaritan physicians to doctors and patients at six hospitals on the Pacific island of Guam.
They'll be able to offer advice in fields ranging from cardiology and neurosurgery to infectious diseases and emergency medicine.
Good Samaritan has operated a medical facility on the island for more than 30 years. Hospital CEO Andrew Leeka says the telemedicine program will allow local doctors to consult with specialists.
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