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  • How will $1.5 million change telehealth at UHS in Broome?

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📰 News we're reading

• UHS hospitals will receive $1.5 million to expand telehealth services (pressconnects.com) — Broome County’s UHS hospitals are set to receive more than $1.5 million to upgrade and expand mobile telehealth services as part of a $300 million statewide health technology initiative. The funding aims to modernize IT systems, bolster cybersecurity, and improve remote care options for patients across New York, with a direct boost to local hospital infrastructure.
   


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