Virtual Critical Care | Health Sciences North

Virtual Critical Care (VCC) at Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada uses the latest in videoconferencing technology and electronic medical records sharing to connect HSN with smaller Critical Care units and Emergency Departments at 22 other hospitals across northeastern Ontario. Launched in May of 2014, VCC is the first critical care model of its kind in Canada.

Under the VCC model, a team of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) physicians, specially trained nurses and ICU respiratory therapists based at HSN are available for around-the-clock consultations for critically ill patients at participating hospitals. Other allied health professionals such as dietitians and pharmacists are also available for consultation during scheduled hours.

The goal of VCC is to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients across Northeastern Ontario, and potentially avoid the transfer of patients out of their local hospitals, away from their families and support systems.

Since being launched in May of 2014, VCC has been used for 227 patients, with an additional 355 follow-up visits, for a total of more 19362 VCC care minutes. Thanks to VCC, 80 patients avoided a medical transfer by air ambulance, at an approximate saving of $1,360,000 to the health care system.

The Virtual Critical Care Unit received the 2015 Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety, presented by Health Quality Ontario.

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