FEBRUARY 27 • 2020 | 43
Hi-Tech Medicine
Israel prepares for coronavirus
patients with apps, robots.
S
heba Medical Center at
Tel HaShomer, Israel,
is caring for 11 Israeli
citizens who had been
confined to the
Diamond
Princess cruise ship in Japan
during past weeks who have
not exhibited coronavirus
symptoms. They arrived
Feb. 21.
At press time, one
woman, who is in her 70s,
has tested positive for the
virus but has not yet shown
symptoms. She is the wife
of a patient who also tested
positive. He, too, was on
the Diamond Princess cruise
ship and is currently being
treated in Japan.
The Israelis will be
quarantined for up to
two weeks in an isolated
complex off the main Sheba
campus.
Families are being
housed nearby and can
communicate with their
loved ones via Facetime,
Skype and WhatsApp.
The hospital is fully
prepared to treat any
patients who develop
coronavirus, according to a
spokesperson.
Sheba physicians and
staff are using telemedicine,
including a robot operated
by doctors from a remote
location that allows them to
monitor patient vital signs,
communicate with the
patient and conduct basic
check-ups.
Datos, a mobile app, also
will be used. The platform-
powered app will enable
close remote monitoring,
with patients continuously
measuring and recording
their body temperatures.
The app also allows medical
staff to have video calls
with patients.
All patients will be given
a hand-held device that
includes a stethoscope,
thermometer and more.
Patients will fully examine
themselves, with data going
to the physicians. The
device can also monitor the
lungs, where the COVID-19
virus strikes hardest.
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
A typical room where a
patient from the Diamond
Princess cruise ship will
stay while being cared for
at Sheba Medical Center
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