DR. Brian Skow Troublemaker at Avera eCARE

Dr. Skow, Chief Medical Officer of Avera eCARE, and his colleagues are experts in telemedicine. But not the kind of telemedicine that we've heard about recently in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. Rather, these practitioners in all fields of medicine are experts in providing myriad services to critical access hospitals and their patients across the country. Avera eCARE has a full virtual hospital that is staffed 24/7 with physicians and other medical professionals who can collaborate with ease.

Avera eCARE makes it easy for those who need the services by removing all of the barriers to connectivity. “Imagine that you’re in a small, critical access hospital; a three-room emergency department. There’s an e-Emergency button on the wall. At the push of the e-CARE button, in about 15 seconds, you’ll see the faces of an emergency medicine physician and a critical care nurse. At that point is when the collaboration starts,” Dr. Skow explains.