Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster could very well be the first hospital in the U.S. that will allow doctors to visit with patients using a hologram!
Imagine the HIPPA violations if their WiFi gets hacked.
According to ABC News, the hospital as installed “Holobox,” a 3D system “that projects a life-sized hologram of a doctor so that they can perform real-time consults with patients at a clinic 30 miles away.”
The system is designed by the Dutch company Holoconnects.
Crescent Regional Hospital CEO Raji Kumar told WFAA, “There's so much artificial intelligence, robotic technology, so many things. So, I'm super excited of being able to bring some of this technology to North Texas.”
Kumar plans to install more “studios” in doctors’ homes, so they can “teleport” directly into clinics miles away to meet with patients, but her goal is to have Holoboxes installed in rural hospitals so patients there can visit with specialists as needed.
"I plan to give it as a service to rural hospitals," she said. "To say, 'hey, I've got all the specialists on board. I will give you the box, I'll take care of the camera setups for my specialists.
“I'm actually trying to do a mini box in a mobile van, so I could take it to underserved areas, okay, where there's no specialist help."
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