School-Based Health Care Services Introduced At Gulfside Elementary

PASCO COUNTY, FL — Pasco County Schools is partnering with Premier Community HealthCare to launch “The Hub” at Gulfside Elementary School where Premier will provide health services via telemedicine.

The initiative is a proactive approach to school-based health services that makes health care convenient, accessible and affordable.

The launch on Dec. 14 at Gulfside Elementary, 2329 Anclote Blvd., Holiday, included a traditional ribbon cutting as well as a tour and a hands-on demonstration of the telemedicine equipment.

The program is being established at Gulfside Elementary with plans to expand to several other Pasco County schools soon. Parents can make appointments for their student to visit virtually with a health professional while at school. A school nurse assists in the process.

“This initiative is cutting edge and convenient and will provide tremendous benefit to our students and families,’’ said Pasco Superintendent of Schools Kurt Browning. “We all know that children learn better when they are healthy, and Premier Community Health Care is going to help us keep our students healthy without even having to leave campus.”

“Premier Community HealthCare is proud to partner with Pasco Schools to offer telehealth as a model of delivering health care,” said Joey Resnick, CEO of Premier Community HealthCare. "Using real-time video conferencing, school-based telehealth will be able to treat students at school allowing nurses to connect with Premier clinicians to assess, triage, diagnose or refer students virtually and remotely. Caregivers can participate in the visit virtually as well.”