Critically ill patients in Broken Hill Hospital in far western NSW are able to access a virtual intensive care (vICU) service that links them and their clinicians with intensive care specialists from the RPA ICS.
A partnership between the Sydney Local Health District and Far West Local Health District, the vICU service uses remote monitoring and video conferencing to connect clinicians, patients and carers in Broken Hill with intensive care staff at RPA.
The service provides support and expertise to clinicians at the Broken Hill Health Service 24-hours a day, seven days a week – enhancing their capacity to care for critically ill patients and helping to ensure patients can remain close to home.