Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services enhance patient safety and care through continuous, remote monitoring. Designed to support hospitals facing staffing challenges and to improve patient outcomes, our virtual sitter services leverage advanced telehealth technology to provide constant observation of patients at risk of falls, self-harm, or other safety concerns.

Virtual sitters utilize high-resolution video and audio technology to monitor patients from a centralized location. This approach allows trained technicians to observe multiple patients simultaneously, providing real-time alerts to on-site nursing staff when immediate intervention is necessary. By reducing the need for in-person sitters, hospitals can optimize their resources and ensure that their staff is utilized efficiently.

The primary benefits of Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services include enhanced patient safety, reduced staffing costs, and improved workflow efficiency. Virtual sitters can promptly identify and respond to potential safety issues, ensuring that patients receive timely and appropriate care. This proactive approach helps to prevent falls, reduce incidents of self-harm, and mitigate other safety risks, leading to better patient outcomes and higher satisfaction rates.

Additionally, virtual sitters play a crucial role in supporting bedside nurses by handling routine monitoring tasks, allowing on-site staff to focus on more critical aspects of patient care. This collaboration fosters a safer, more efficient care environment and helps to alleviate the workload of overburdened nursing teams.

Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services offer a scalable, cost-effective solution to address the growing demands of modern healthcare. By integrating virtual sitters into their care models, hospitals can enhance patient safety, optimize staffing, and improve the overall quality of care provided to patients.

Equum Medical is a leader in the telehealth industry, dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery with innovative, technology-enabled solutions. Founded by experienced physicians and healthcare professionals, Equum Medical is a trusted partner for hospitals and healthcare systems aiming to enhance patient care, improve operational efficiency, and address workforce challenges. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare services, particularly in rural and underserved communities, through a comprehensive suite of telehealth solutions.

Equum Medical offers a wide range of telehealth services designed to meet the diverse needs of healthcare providers and patients. Our services include, Virtual Nursing, Tele-ICU, Virtual Sitter, Telemetry, Multi-Specialty Telehealth and High-Acuity Care.

Our Unique Proposition centers on our physician-founded and operated approach, ensuring services are designed with a deep understanding of clinical workflows and patient care needs. With over 200 years of combined telehealth experience among our leadership team, we offer unparalleled expertise to our clients.

Equum Medical is committed to addressing healthcare workforce shortages and enhancing care delivery through strategic telehealth solutions, making high-quality healthcare accessible to all.

Caregility Cloud™ connects patients and care teams everywhere on a secure, versatile virtual care platform that brings remote care support and AI capabilities to the patient's bedside, from the hospital to the patient's home. Reduce operational costs while keeping clinical teams and patients more connected and engaged. Intelligent telehealth edge devices integrate with clinically designed care applications to offer one-on-one and one-to-many remote patient engagement and care team support. Seamlessly integrate with leading EHRs, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tools, connected digital health devices, interpreter services, and interactive patient consoles to modernize care models. Native and integrated AI tools enhance the art of what's possible in remote clinical workflows. 

Caregility is dedicated to connecting patients and clinicians everywhere with its Caregility Cloud™ virtual care platform. Designated as the Best in KLAS Virtual Care Platform (non-EMR) in 2021, 2022, and 2023, Caregility Cloud™ powers a purpose-built ecosystem of enterprise telehealth solutions across the care continuum. Caregility provides secure, reliable, HIPAA-compliant virtual encounters designed to support connected devices and clinical workflows across acute and ambulatory settings. Today Caregility supports over 1,000 hospitals across 75 health systems with more than five million virtual care sessions hosted annually. From critical and acute, to urgent and emergent, to post-acute and ambulatory, as well as hospital-at-home, Caregility is connecting care everywhere.

Caregility offers a centralized, single-platform solution for enterprise telehealth at scale. The flexible platform can be tailored to support a variety of use cases, with cloud-based virtual care program and device fleet management. 

Caregility has several competitive advantages in the market:

Purpose-Built for Healthcare:

Caregility’s platform is specifically designed to address the needs of healthcare providers. Unlike many general-purpose video conferencing solutions, Caregility Cloud is tailored for clinical workflows and healthcare environments, ensuring compliance with regulations like HIPAA.

Comprehensive Virtual Care Platform:

Caregility offers an end-to-end virtual care solution that spans inpatient, outpatient, and post-acute care. Its versatility across various care settings—from acute care to remote monitoring—provides a unified platform that can be used system-wide.

Scalability and Flexibility:

Caregility Cloud is a scalable platform that can be customized based on the size and needs of different healthcare systems. Whether for a small clinic or a large multi-hospital network, the solution can adapt, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes.

Interoperability:

The platform’s ability to integrate with existing EHRs, devices, and IT infrastructure allows for seamless workflows. This capability is a significant advantage for health systems that require solutions compatible with their current technologies.

Security and Compliance:

Caregility’s solutions are built with a focus on security, ensuring data protection under HIPAA and other relevant regulations. This focus is crucial for organizations prioritizing data privacy and patient confidentiality.

Strong Clinical Focus:

The Caregility team includes clinical experts who understand healthcare challenges firsthand. This clinical focus informs the product development process, ensuring that features align closely with healthcare provider needs.

Proven Reliability:

With deployments across numerous hospitals and health systems, Caregility has built a reputation for reliability, particularly in mission-critical environments like intensive care units (ICUs) and emergency departments.

Customer-Centric Innovation:

Caregility's engagement with customers through its Innovation Council and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) drives continuous improvement and innovation. This focus on customer feedback allows us to stay ahead of evolving needs in virtual care.

Patient and Clinician Experience:

Caregility’s user-friendly interface for both patients and clinicians enhances engagement and reduces the friction often associated with virtual care solutions. This focus on ease of use contributes to higher adoption and satisfaction rates.