Fierce Health Technology February 5, 2020
Tina Reed

The U.S. will get its first entirely 5G-enabled hospital this week as the Department of Veterans Affairs brings the technology up online at its Palo Alto hospital.

The VA’s Palo Alto Health Care System, which is an affiliate of Stanford University School of Medicine, will be coming online as also the first 5G-enabled health facility in the world, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said Wednesday.

“Some might ask ‘Why is 5G important to veterans?'” Wilkie said while speaking at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

“What 5G will deliver is richer, more detailed, three-dimensional images of the patient’s anatomy with resolution so clear and consistent that it will give us reliable use of important telesurgery services to veterans...

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Topics: 5G, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Provider, Technology, VA / DoD
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