UTMB in the News

2008

• Case Study: A Texas Telemedicine Program Offers Lessons for Governments and Care Delivery Organizations Worldwide (November 2008)
• Telemedicus announces teaming agreement with NuPhysicia (April 2008)
• Telemedicine connects remote areas with care (April 2008)
• UTMB telemedicine program wins national award (March 2008)

2007

• Robot, M.D., Texas physicians use robotics to improve surgical outcomes (May 2007)
• Dr. Stobo met with & welcomed Dr. Alexander Vo, the recently appointed executive director of the AT&T Center for Telehealth Research and Policy at UTMB, a division of UTMB’s Electronic Health Network (May 2007)

• Telepsychiatry Gets Good Reception With Texas High School Students (03/07/07)

2006

• Psychiatrists go virtual in Galveston (10/08/06)
• Kempner Fund contributes $125,000 to various UTMB programs - Contribution part of foundation’s $1 million pledge (10/03/06)
• Galveston's West End Receiving UTMB "House Calls"
• Telemedicine clinic going the distance (08/10/06)
• Technology can help improve home safety (06/04/07)
• To Expand Their Reach, Hospitals Call on Telemedicine (03/30/06)
• Suite Spot Provides Interesting Views - Telemedicine links and electronic records enable docs to treat rural, urban and international patients (02/06)
• Johnson Space Center director tours joint programs at UTMB (01/12/06)
• Health-Care Renovation (01/06)

2005

• Telepsychiatry: Modern-day ‘black bag’ medicine (11/30/05)
• UTMB to receive national award for innovation - Unique approach to distance medicine has enormous potential in defense of nation (10/24/05)
• UTMB’s Electronic Health Network named Best of Texas (10/21/05)
• Texas Telemedicine Network Boosts Video IT, Cuts Costs - It's hoping to chop installation costs for videoconferencing systems by two-thirds (07/18/05)
• SBC Foundation makes fourth installment of $1 million grant - Partnership created the SBC Center for Teleheath and Research Policy (06/24/05)
• Faculty member competes in Florida Ironman
• Medical Centers Vital Part of U.S. Stations

2004

• Telehealth Adds Patients, Uses, As Technology, Investment Grow (11/04)
• Katie Winsdale Receives 2004 Women on the Move® Award (11/03/04)
• UTMB Telehealth Center walks for the Cure (10/11/04)
• Rosenberg Elementary Selected as Pilot for Digital Network (10/04/04)
• The Telehealth Center Receives National Award for Excellence in Distance Learning- “Telehealth 101: Basic Principles of Telehealth” (10/04)
• Temple Foundation Funds Development of Electronic Medical Records System for RMCH Clinics (08/23/04)
• Texas prison medical delivery system provides better care at lower cost (08/01/04)
• Telehealth Center Employees Honored As Star Performers
• Spotlight on School Nurse Resource Center (07/21/04)
• Telemedicine Clinic to Accept Medicare (07/06/04)
• Power Outage Doesn't Stop UTMB Telemedicine Services (07/04)
• UTMB Telehealth Center Hosts Telemedicine Visiting Scholar
• Cullen Trust for Health Care contributes $500,000 to UTMB/UTHSC-H partnership (06/16/04)
• The doctor is in ... Galveston - The patient is in ... Alvin (Summer 2004)
• The Death-Defying Case of the Secret South Pole Patient (Summer 2004)
• Telemedicine on Ice (Summer 2004)
• Telemedicine Helps Relieve Doctor Shortage (06/8/04)
• Community Outreach All-Star Award - May 2004 (05/12/04)
• New PBS Datacast Service Launches (04/16/04)

2002

• Tele-Med comes to Liberty County - High-Tech Care for Low-Income Patients (10/12/02)