Baylor Scott & White announced that it will expand its Virtual Health Pilot Program to Salado High â a program that was created in the fall to facilitate communication between parents, school nurses and physicians.
The Virtual Health Pilot Program, which is intended for ânon-emergentâ needs and requires parents to register their children, was previously implemented at Thomas Arnold Elementary and Salado Middle School.
Dr. Jamie Avila, Baylor Scott & Whiteâs division director for outpatient pediatrics in Central Texas, told the Telegram how parent interest has grown as more students have returned to in-person instruction.
âI feel like parents didnât realize that itâs an opportunity that they have, so a lot of what we want to do is get the word out,â she said. âWhenever a child comes to the school nurse to be evaluated ⦠the school nurse can basically recommend a (virtual) doctorâs visit. Itâs basically a big video conference call between all of us.â