Last year, we reported on hologram specialists Proto bringing their Epic hologram display for use at the Visual-Centric Teaching and Learning (VCTL) Symposium, letting hearing-impaired students take advantage of the technology by using American Sign Language. Now, the company has revealed that it is putting its technology to work at the Memphis-based West Cancer Center and Research Institute, allowing patients to have immersive remote consultations with cancer specialists.
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“Working with the team from Proto to bring to life, what several years ago would have seemed impossible, is now going to allow West Cancer Center & Research Institute to pioneer options for patients to get highly specialized care without having to travel to large metro areas,” said West Cancer’s CEO, Mitch Graves. “Our Paris, TN clinic is one of our 11 locations and we are already expanding to a second location in October and I can see us expanding to several others in the future. The opportunity to live our mission that began 45 years ago, to provide clinical and research excellence for all cancer patients, is further validated with the addition of Proto Hologram.”
Proto CEO David Nussbaum adds, “We didn’t rush into this – knowing that helping health care providers would have important privacy concerns, we made a serious engineering investment and earned our SOC Type 2 security certifications so that people can trust their communications are safe. We’re very proud that the distinguished team at West Cancer Center and its real need to reach rural patients is the first provider to establish a program for hologram care.”
