Worcester Business Journal April 18, 2022
Drones dropping defibrillators from the sky, wearable watches that improve CPR, and telehealth services bringing medical expertise to any location in the world are just a few innovations seeking to improve medical outcomes in hard-to-reach areas.
The COVID-19 pandemic had many negatives that irrevocably changed society; however, the crisis highlighted gaps in the healthcare industry now being addressed. One of these notable gaps was the lack of accessibility to healthcare services in rural areas. Lack of transportation combined with long proximity away from medical centers are some of the major hurdles residents in small towns must overcome to receive medical treatment.
Massachusetts has a landmass of 7,800 square miles with most of its 7,029,917 population situated in cities and urban...
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