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AMD’s Dispatch Case

last updated Jan 11, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
AMD Global Telemedicine
Implementation Partner(s): 
Paul Chester Children's Hope Foundation (PCCHF), Guardian 24/7
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2011
Stage: 
Pilot/startup stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Paul Chester Children's Hope Foundation (PCCHF)

Technology

Technology Used: 
Computer, Other
Technology Purpose: 
Extending Geographic Access, Improving Diagnosis and Treatment

Scale

Number of Clients Served: 
over 1,000 medical cases and 60 surgeries in Kenya by PCCHF
Summary: 

AMD’s Dispatch Case is a light-weight, portable device containing several telemedicine peripherals. Its portability makes it a perfect fit for provision of telemedicine technology to the most vulnerable patients in rural Kenya.

Key program components: 

The AMD-3000 Dispatch Case offers mobility and flexible connectivity options via standard LAN or wireless card connections. The lightweight and compact AMD-3000 Dispatch Case makes it incredibly easy to transport and allows for use in multiple locations. The AMD-3000 Dispatch Case is ideal for many specialty areas including emergency care, disaster response, mobile units, home health care, correctional facilities, and military field.

Paul Chester Children's Hope Foundation (PCCHF) volunteers, with the help of AMD’s Dispatch Case and telemedicine peripherals, are able to consult with Guardian 24/7 physicians located in the United States, through a a pop-up clinic at each site in minutes. All doctors involved share the same information and vital signs to treat patients. The AMD’s Dispatch Case has turned out to be a very powerful tool for their mission and they have telemedicine conferences with doctors in the U.S. These telemedicine consults make it like they are seeing patients in the U.S.

AMD Devices used on PCCHF’s Mission to Kenya included the following items:- I. AMD-3000 Dispatch Case II. AMD-2013 Digital MacroView Otoscope III. AMD-2500 General Exam Camera IV. AMD-3700 Telephonic Stethoscope V. AMD-3920 Spirometer VI. AMD-8200 12 Lead ECG VII. AMD-8221 Spot Vital Sign Monitor

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