Telemedicine Lets Patients Tune in to Specialized Care San Joaquin General Also a “Hub” For Doctors
San Joaquin General Hospital has added highly trained physician specialists in nephrology (kidney disease) and neurology (nervous system) to its list of services without spending the time and expense to recruit and hire anyone. No longer do county doctors have to refer patients to Sacramento, San Francisco or Palo Alto for these specialized services in short supply in San Joaquin County. After getting their referral appointments, all the patients have to do is get to the hospital in French Camp and make their way to the tele-health center carved out of space left vacant when San Joaquin General opened a new, off-site dialysis facility.