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ADVANCES IN TELEMEDICINE A Special Thank

You to the June

Jerome Golden Center’s New Telepsychiatry Program 2018 Host of the

for Children Fills Deep Need South Florida

Healthcare
According to the Ameri - fund the cost of the pro- Western part of the county,” said Dr.
can Academy of Child and gram for its first year. Rajpara. “Our services will give children
Adolescent Psychiatry, Palm Thanks to a $30,000 a chance for early intervention and ongo- Networking Group
Beach County has only 9.5 grant from the Batchelor ing care where virtually none exist and
child and adolescent psychi- Foundation, the center provide multi-lingual options to our
atrists per 100,000 children. quickly raised the funds diverse population in Belle Glade and
This significant shortage is and launched its child West Palm Beach.”
even more alarming when telepsychiatry program Response to the program from children
you consider there were an at its Belle Glade, FL and parents has been positive. Dr.
estimated 29,000 children location. Rajpara ensured his staff was well- WELLINGTON
under 18 who had a major Using Zoom technolo- trained to ensure a caring, compassionate
depressive episode in the gy and enlisting their experience and compliance with HIPAA REGIONAL
county during the last year. previous child psychia- requirements. And the center will imple- MEDICAL CENTER
And depression amongst Dr. Suresh Rajpara trist from Miami who ment a survey to gather feedback to
our youth is on the rise. provides bi-lingual care, improve care as the program expands.
The Jerome Golden Center for Dr. Maria Vega, the center launched the Plans are to grow the telepsychiatry offer- For information about
Behavioral Health in West Palm Beach, Telepsychiatry program on May 18th. ing to its West Palm Beach location and
FL understood this challenge all too well The center expects to serve over 620 eventually offer services to adults. our next meeting of
when it lost its only child psychiatrist children and adolescents through “Telepsychiatry is an innovative, cost- SFHNG,
who commuted from Miami to Belle telepsychiatry a year. effective, and sustainable solution to pro-
Glade to serve the center’s child and ado- Under the leadership of Chief Medical vide services to more people in our com- please email
lescent patients. But the center knew it Officer, Dr. Suresh Rajpara, the goals of munity than we could have ever reached charles@
had to continue serving their children. the program are to reduce the rate of hos- before,” said Dr. Rajpara. “And we’re able
As a safety net organization for those in pitalization for children/adolescents to help the most vulnerable who desper- southfloridahospitalnews.com
need, the center never turns anyone served, reduce school absenteeism, and ately need care - our children,”
away. In fact, over 80% of their 9,000+ help children improve school perform-
clients make $11,000 a year or less. They ance. For more information,
knew they had to find a solution, and “Telepsychiatry is the only foreseeable visit www.goldenctr.org or call
telepsychiatry was it. solution to help overcome the severe (561) 383-8000 or
The nonprofit organization appealed shortage of child and adolescent psychia- email srajpara@goldenctr.org.
to donors and the community to help trists in Palm Beach County, especially in THE REGION’S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS

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