Mercy is a large health care system covering 4 midwestern states, they have recently announced that they are planning on opening a virtual care center Chesterfield, MO which is near their headquarters. This virtual care center comes at a pretty penny. It will be a $90 million dollar facility and Mercy is also pumping $590 million into the technologies and network needed to get the virtual center up and running. The grand opening is scheduled for spring 2014. This facility will house hundreds of doctors and nurses that will be linked to Mercy hospitals, clinics and centers via telemedicine technologies.
This virtual center will house existing and future tele-programs. These programs range from telehealth, telestroke, teleradiology, telepathology to remote disease management and primary care support. Another interesting aspect of this virtual center is SafeWatch, which is an electronic intensive care unit where doctors monitor over 400 beds at 10 hospitals across Mercy's network all from a St. Louis hub.
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This virtual center will house existing and future tele-programs. These programs range from telehealth, telestroke, teleradiology, telepathology to remote disease management and primary care support. Another interesting aspect of this virtual center is SafeWatch, which is an electronic intensive care unit where doctors monitor over 400 beds at 10 hospitals across Mercy's network all from a St. Louis hub. 
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