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Services We Offer

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh provides the following telemedicine services to international patients and health care providers.

Cardiac Intensive Care 

  • Efficient, team-based solutions for ICU shortages
  • Proactive and individualized patient care
  • Reduced ICU complication rates and length of stay

Dermatology

  •  Inpatient and emergency consults for hospitals without dermatology coverage
  • Timely transmission of images and clinical information

Gastroenterology

  •  Remote consults for diagnosis and medical management

Hematology/Oncology

  • Remote consults for diagnosis and medical management

Ophthalmology

  • Remote consults and test interpretations for hospitals without ophthalmology coverage
  • Screenings for diabetic retina disease in physician office
  • Real-time image transmission and video display

Pathology

  • Remote consults via whole slide digital imaging and store and forward image transmission
  • Real-time dynamic intra-operative consultations
  • Immediate access to pathology experts through a secure consultation portal

Program for the Study of Neurodevelopment in Rare Disorders (NDRD)

  • Remote consults for diagnosis and medical management

Radiology

  • Radiology support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  • Evening coverage for studies and all emergency department plain films
  • Access to grand rounds and CME via audio and videoconferencing

Remote Monitoring

  • Remote monitoring and proactive care of pediatric intensive care unit
  • Physician-to-physician consults

Rheumatology

  •  Remote consults for diagnosis and medical management

Tele-education and Simulation

  • Remote learning opportunities for nurses and physicians at community hospitals
  • Enhanced provider access to underserved pediatric subspecialties

Transplant Surgery

  • Remote consults for post-operative management and care