MedEx, a Chicago-based provider of ambulance and telemedicine services announced this week it is rolling out 10 ambulances equipped with Google Glass, ChicagoInno reports. Utilizing Pristine’s EyeSight HIPAA compliant software, paramedics can now prepare emergency response for an incoming patient, document a call, or beam a remote specialist into the ambulance for a stroke consult in real time audio and video.
MedEx Ambulance is the first in the nation to implement Google Glass in EMS and has been approved by the Department of Public Health in Illinois to leverage hands-free, voice-activated telemedicine to coordinate care in both emergent and non-emergent cases. The company has spent $250k over the past two years developing Glass pilot program at The Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. MedEx plans to expand it to more area hospitals throughout the year. Additionally, the company recently added 10 critical-care ambulances, priced at $250,000 each outfitted with Wi-Fi hotspots that facilitate video transmission to hospitals (Chicago Business/Hendershot/1/29/15).
“At MedEx, we work hard to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to equipping our ambulances with the latest innovations,” said MedEx CEO Lauren Rubinson-Morris. “Google Glass is particularly helpful in medical situations involving health risks that require visual assessment for treatment, such as trauma, burns, cardiac arrest, strokes and seizures.”
Below is a video demo of how MedEx uses Google Glass for EMS:
