Case Study - University of Kentucky

Disaster Preparedness - Kentucky Telehealth Network plays a dual role in emergencies[PDF, 333k]: When it launched in 2000, the Kentucky Telehealth Network had conventional goals, such as giving specialists in metropolitan hospitals the ability to see patients in rural areas via videoconferencing. Since then it has morphed into an even more valuable medical asset. It is a key tool in the state's ability to respond to public health disasters. The Kentucky Preparedness and Response on Advanced Communication Technology program or PROACT furnishes an essential component of Kentucky's disaster preparedness capabilities.; Read the complete case study to learn how the University of Kentucky addressed their needs for a robust, ultrafast statewide telecommunications network and the results they have achieved.