Ontario expands telemedicine network.KENORA -- The Ontario government is expanding its telemedicine network in northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it , allocating it $5.7 million. The Network provides telemedicine services in northern and central Ontario Central Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario. The population of the region was 959,266 in 2001; however, this number does not include large numbers of seasonal residents, which at peak and supports over 100 sites, including 65 hospitals, 11 nursing stations and three regional cancer centres. It delivers health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , including psychiatry, dermatology, cardiology, neurology, burn management, paediatrics, and geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. , using video-conferencing telecommunications and digital technology, including electronic stethoscopes. |
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