New England Telehealth Consortium brings 200th healthcare location onto network

The New England Telehealth Consortium (NETC), which is working with FairPoint Communications to link healthcare facilities in northern New England to the NETC network, recently announced its 200th connection (SEE LIST BELOW). NETC is a federally funded consortium of healthcare providers whose mandate is to create a shared network among rural and urban healthcare facilities across the region.
When connected to the NETC network, providers will be able to deliver remote trauma consultation and expansive telemedicine by linking more than 400 primarily rural health care facilities ‘ including hospitals, behavioral health sites, and community health care centers ‘ in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine ‘ to urban hospitals and health clinics throughout New England.
"We are extremely pleased with the progress we have made connecting more than 200 facilities to the NETC network," said Jim Rogers, the founder of NETC and president of ProInfoNet, the company managing the implementation of the NETC network. "We offer health care providers a sustainable, quality broadband network that will greatly improve the capability and efficiency of healthcare in northern New England, while saving millions of dollars. The network created will help all these institutions to share information that will ultimately benefit the patients all across the region."
NETC ‘ which is based in Bangor, Maine ‘ received a $24.6 million Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Health Care Pilot Program award to bring telemedicine to the region. The NETC award was the largest award issued by the FCC under the Rural Health Care Pilot Program.
"FairPoint has invested more than $200 million in communication infrastructure and technology to upgrade our state-of-the-art fiber network in northern New England and we are leveraging this network to serve the technology needs of the consortium," said Mike Reed, Maine state president for FairPoint Communications. "This network is designed and built as a data network to move large files quickly and efficiently. It delivers a variety of reliable online services that provide faster ways to communicate by offering high bandwidth choices that are both economical and reliable."
NETC participants are receiving upgrades and improvements to their broadband capabilities and connections while paying only 15 percent of the costs. Healthcare facilities linked to NETC's network can instantly share potentially life-saving information and will save millions of dollars in annual technology costs.
"The NETC network will enable patients, especially in rural areas to receive top quality care through enhanced telemedicine and information sharing," said Brian Thibeau, NETC president. "The network will offer health care providers significant cost savings, plus quick and convenient access to the latest research and medical advances."
Installed Sites as of October 21, 2013
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (Lebanon, NH)
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital - Fiscal Services & Billing Office (Lebanon, NH)
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital - Physician Practices (White River Junction, VT)
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services (Littleton, NH)
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services - Franconia (Franconia, NH)
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services - Warren (Warren, NH)
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services - Whitefield (Whitefield, NH)
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services - Woodsville (Woodsville, NH)
Androscoggin Valley Hospital (Berlin, NH)
Androscoggin Valley Hospital - Physical Therapy Suite (West Stewartstown, NH)
Androscoggin Valley Hospital - Physical Therapy Suite at CCNH Berlin (Berlin, NH)
Androscoggin Valley Hospital - Rehab Gorham (Gorham, NH)
Androscoggin Valley Hospital - UCVH ASA (Colebrook, NH)
Androscoggin Valley Hospital - Weeks ENT (Lancaster, NH)
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Brattleboro, VT)
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital - Brattleboro Family Healthcare (Brattleboro, VT)
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital - Cornerstone Pediatrics (Bellows Falls, VT)
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital - Putney Family Medicine (Putney, VT)
Brattleboro Retreat (Brattleboro, VT)
Calais Regional Hospital (Calais, ME)
Cary Medical Center (Caribou, ME)
Cary Medical Center - Pines Family Health Center (Presque Isle, ME)
Cary Medical Center - Pines Health Center (Caribou, ME)
Cary Medical Center - Pines Ophthalmology (Caribou, ME)
Cary Medical Center - St. John Valley Health Center (Van Buren, ME)
Catholic Medical Center (Manchester, NH)
Catholic Medical Center - MGM (Manchester, NH)
Catholic Medical Center - NEHI Nashua (Nashua, NH)
Catholic Medical Center - Webster St. Internal Medicine (Manchester, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (Keene, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Brattleboro Pulmonary and Rheumatology Services (Brattleboro, VT)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Peterborough Urology Services (Peterborough, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Dermatology (Keene, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Jaffrey Family Medicine and Specialty Services (Jaffrey, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - The Family Medicine Center (Keene, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Urology and Ophthalmology Center (Keene, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Walpole (Walpole, NH)
Cheshire Medical Center/D.H. Keene - Winchester (Winchester, NH)
Coos County Family Health Services - 133 Pleasant (Berlin, NH)
Coos County Family Health Services - 59 Page (Berlin, NH)
Coos County Family Health Services - Admin (Berlin, NH)
Coos County Family Health Services - Gorham (Gorham, NH)
Copley Hopital (Morrisville, VT)
Cottage Hospital (Woodsville, NH)
Counseling Service of Addison County (Middlebury, VT)
Counseling Service of Addison County - Main Street (Middlebury, VT)
Down East Community Hospital (Machias, ME)
Down East Community Hospital - Milbridge Medical Center (Milbridge, ME)
Down East Community Hospital - Reid Emery Building (Machias, ME)
Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor, ME)
Eastport Health Care (Eastport, ME)
Eastport Health Care - Machias (Machias, ME)
Fish River Rural Health - Eagle Lake (Eagle Lake, ME)
Fish River Rural Health - Fort Kent (Fort Kent, ME)
Fletcher Allen Health Care (Burlington, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Aquatic Rehabilitation (Winooski, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Berlin Ophthamology (Berlin, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Chittenden County Dialysis (South Burlington, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Genetics (Burlington, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Hinesburg Family Practice (Hinesburg, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - North Country Dialysis (Newport, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Orthopedics (South Burlington, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Sleep Disorders Center (South Burlington, VT>
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Tilley Cardiology / Pain Management (South Burlington, VT)
Fletcher Allen Health Care - TPK Campus (South Burlington, VT)
Gifford Medical Center (Randolph, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Bethel Health Center (Bethel, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Chelsea Health Center (Chelsea, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Gifford Medical Center at Berlin (Barre, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Kingwood Health Canter (Randolph, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Rochester Health Center (Rochester, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Sharon Health Center (Sharon, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Twin River Urology (White River Junction, VT)
Gifford Medical Center - Wilder Clinic - Advanced Physical Therapy (White River Junction, VT)
Health FirstFamily Care Center - Franklin (Franklin, NH)
Health FirstFamily Care Center - Laconia (Laconia, NH)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Belgrade Regional Health Center (Belgrade, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Bethel Family Health Center (Bethel, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Bingham Area Health Center (Bingham, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Hathaway Creative Center (Waterville, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Lovejoy Health Center (Albion, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Madison Area Health Center (Madison, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Mt. Abram Regional Health Center (Kingfield, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Rangeley Family Medicine (Rangeley, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Richmond Area Health Center (Richmond, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Sheepscot Valley Health Center (Coopers Mills, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Strong Area Health Center (Strong, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Time Warner Building (Portland, ME)
HealthReach Community Health Centers - Western Maine Family Health Center (Livermore Falls, ME)
Houlton Regional Hospital (Houlton, ME)
HowardCenter - Chittenden Clinic (South Burlington, VT)
HowardCenter - Data Center (Burlington, VT)
HowardCenter - Fay Honey Knopp School (Rutland, VT)
HowardCenter - Park Street Program (Rutland, VT)
HowardCenter - Second Spring (Williamstown, VT)
HowardCenter - St. Albans (St. Albans, VT)
HowardCenter - Westford (Westford, VT)
Huggins Hospital (Wolfeboro, NH)
Huggins Hospital - Back Bay Rehabilitation (Wolfeboro, NH)
Huggins Hospital - Moultonborough Family Medicine (Moultonborough, NH)
Huggins Hospital - Ossipee Family Medicine (Ossipee, NH)
Huggins Hospital - Tamworth Family Medicine (Tamworth, NH)
Little Rivers Health Care - Administration (Bradford, VT)
Little Rivers Health Care - Bradford (Bradford, VT)
Little Rivers Health Care - Wells River (Wells River, VT)
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital (Ellsworth, ME)
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital - Eleanor Widener Dixon (Gouldsboro, ME)
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital - Ellsworth Internal Medicine (Ellsworth, ME)
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital - Southwest Harbor Medical Center (Southwest Harbor, ME)
Maine Migrant Health Program - Admin Office (Augusta, ME)
Maine Sea Coast Mission - Acadia Family Center (Southwest Harbor, ME)
Maine Sea Coast Mission - Colket Data Center (Bar Harbor, ME)
Maine Sea Coast Mission - Hope Health (Camden, ME)
Maine Sea Coast Mission - Mobile Clinic (Cranberry Isles, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Augusta Campus (Augusta, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Diabetes & Nutrition Augusta (Augusta, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Gardiner (Gardiner, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Jackman Region Health Center (Jackman, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Maine Dartmouth & Four Seasons FP (Fairfield, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - MaineGeneral Behavioral Health (Skowhegan, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Oakland Family Health Care, PA (Oakland, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Thayer Campus (Waterville, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Waterville Family Practice (Waterville, ME)
MaineGeneral Medical Center - Winthrop Commerce Center (Winthrop, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital (Dover-Foxcroft, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital - Corinth Family Practice (Corinth, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital - Counseling Program (Dover-Foxcroft, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital - Dexter Family Practice (Dexter, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital - Dexter Internal Medicine (Dexter, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital - Guilford Medical Associates (Guilford, ME)
Mayo Regional Hospital - Milo Family Practice (Milo, ME)
MidState Health Center - Plymouth (Plymouth, NH)
Millinocket Regional Hospital (Millinocket, ME)
Millinocket Regional Hospital - White Birch Medical Center (Millinocket, ME)
Mount Desert Island Hospital (Bar Harbor, ME)
Mount Desert Island Hospital - Trenton Health Center (Trenton, ME)
Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center (Windsor, VT)
Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center - Ottauquechee Health Center (Woodstock, VT)
Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center - Physician Practices (Hanover, NH)
New England Telemedicine, PA (Kittery, ME)
North Country Health Consortium (Littleton, NH)
Northeast Kingdom Human Services - Derby (Derby, VT)
Northeast Kingdom Human Services - St. Johnsbury (Saint Johnsbury, VT)
Northern Counties Health Care (St. Johnsbury, VT)
Northern Counties Health Care - Concord Health Center (Concord, VT)
Northern Counties Health Care - Danville Health Center (Danville, VT)
Northern Counties Health Care - Hardwick Health Center (Hardwick, VT)
Northern Counties Health Care - Island Pond Health Center (Island Pond, VT)
Northern Counties Health Care - Northern Counties Dental Center (Hardwick, VT)
Northern Maine Medical Center (Fort Kent, ME)
Northern Maine Medical Center - Madawaska Outpatient Center (Madawaska, ME)
Northwestern Counseling & Support Services (Saint Albans, VT)
Penquis - Bangor (Bangor, ME)
Penquis - Dover (Dover-Foxcroft, ME)
Penquis - Lincoln (Lincoln, ME)
Penquis - Rockland (Rockland, ME)
Regional Medical Center of Lubec/Healthways - East Machias (East Machias, ME)
Regional Medical Center of Lubec/Healthways - Lubec (Lubec, ME)
Richford Health Center (dba NOTCH) (Richford, VT)
Richford Health Center (dba NOTCH) - Alburg Health Center (Alburg, VT)
Richford Health Center (dba NOTCH) - Enosburg Health Center (Enosburg Falls, VT)
Richford Health Center (dba NOTCH) - NOTCH Dental Clinic at MVU (Swanton, VT)
Richford Health Center (dba NOTCH) - St. Albans Health Center (St. Albans, VT)
Richford Health Center (dba NOTCH) - Swanton Health Center (Swanton, VT)
Rutland Mental Health Services (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Mental Health Services - Court Square (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Mental Health Services - Evergreen Center (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Mental Health Services - Merchants Row Location (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Mental Health Services - Pine Street (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Regional Health Services - Mid Vermont ENT/Dorset (East Dorset, VT)
Rutland Regional Health Services - Mid Vermont ENT/Rutland (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Regional Health Services - Rutland Regional Medical Center (Rutland, VT)
Rutland Regional Health Services - West Street (Rutland, VT)
Sebasticook Family Doctors - Canaan (Canaan, ME)
Sebasticook Family Doctors - Dexter (Dexter, ME)
Sebasticook Family Doctors - Dover-Foxcroft (Dover-Foxcroft, ME)
Sebasticook Family Doctors - Newport (Newport, ME)
Sebasticook Family Doctors - Pittsfield (Pittsfield, ME)
Speare Memorial Hospital (Plymouth, NH)
Speare Memorial Hospital - Boulder Point (Plymouth, NH)
St. Joseph Healthcare - Family Medicine (Bangor, ME)
St. Joseph Healthcare - St. Joseph Healthcare Park (Bangor, ME)
St. Joseph Healthcare - St. Joseph Hospital (Bangor, ME)
St. Joseph Hospital (Nashua, NH)
The Health Center (Plainfield, VT)
The Health Center - Cabot Health Services (Cabot, VT)
Weeks Medical Center (Lancaster, NH)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Dover, NH)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - Barrington Health Center (Barrington, NH)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - Durham Health Center (Durham, NH)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - Great Bay Family Practice (Newmarket, NH)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - Lee (Lee, NH)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - Marshwood Family Care (Eliot, ME)
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - South Berwick Family Practice (South Berwick, ME)
York Hospital (York, ME)
York Hospital - Berwick Medical Services (Berwick, ME)
York Hospital - Cardiovascular Care of YH - Newington (Newington, NH)
York Hospital - Cardiovascular Care of YH - Somersworth (Somersworth, NH)
York Hospital - Kittery Family Practice (Kittery, ME)
York Hospital - Services at Kittery (Kittery, ME)
York Hospital - South Berwick Medical Services (South Berwick, ME)
York Hospital - Wells Regional Medical Services (Wells, ME)
About FairPoint Communications, Inc.
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRP) is a leading communications provider of broadband Internet access, local and long-distance phone, television and other high-capacity data services to customers in communities across 17 states. Through its fast, reliable fiber network, FairPoint delivers high-quality data and voice networking communications solutions to residential, business and wholesale customers. FairPoint delivers Internet services through its resilient IP-based network in northern New England. This state-of-the-art fiber network provides carrier Ethernet connections to support the surging bandwidth and performance requirements for cloud-based applications like network storage, disaster recovery, distance learning, medical imaging, video conferencing and CAD/CAM along with traditional voice, VoIP, video and Internet access solutions. Additional information about FairPoint products and services is available at www.FairPoint.com. You can also connect with FairPoint on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/fairpoint), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/myfairpoint) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/fairpoint-communications).
SOURCE PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc.