TeleHealth Services and UNC-TV Announce Partnership to Bring New Channel to Children's Hospitals:
Raleigh, NC- April 28, 2009 – TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare on-demand patient and staff education, healthcare televisions and communications solutions, and UNC-TV have announced a joint initiative to bring UNC-KD, a digital television channel providing public television children’s programming 24 hours a day, to children’s hospitals throughout North Carolina. The initiative will also further the goal of introducing digital television service into local hospitals.
In order to make the UNC-KD service more accessible to children’s hospitals, TeleHealth Services is absorbing the cost of adding UNC-KD to the hospital television line-up. TeleHealth Services is the leading provider of television service to hospitals in the United States, and UNC-TV is North Carolina’s statewide public television network.
Tom Howe, UNC-TV’s Director and General Manager, speaking about the initiative, said, “We are delighted to be able to extend this offer, in partnership with TeleHealth Services, to the children’s hospitals in North Carolina. We believe this offer will be a welcome service to both children and parents during a stressful time, and we are grateful to TeleHealth Services for making it possible for our children’s hospitals.”
George Fleming, President and CEO of TeleHealth Services’ parent corporation, and a member of the UNC-TV Board of Trustees, added “We’re delighted to be able to make UNC-KD, a wonderful channel of high-quality, commercial-free educational children’s programming, available to the children’s hospitals in North Carolina. Public television exists to serve the public interest, and this is a great example how public-private partnerships can bring the benefits of new technology to children in need.”
About UNC-TV:
UNC-TV is North Carolina’s statewide public television network, made possible through a unique partnership of public investment and private support.
About TeleHealth Services:
With more than 2,500 healthcare clients across the country, TeleHealth Services is the nation’s leading provider of integrated technology and communications solutions for the healthcare market. With 50+ years of healthcare expertise and partnerships with industry leading manufacturers, TeleHealth Services is uniquely positioned to offer a full suite of hospital technology solutions that includes:
- Patient and staff video-on-demand education platforms
- Healthcare grade televisions and accessories
- Patient protection and security systems
- Bedside patient entertainment solutions
- The latest educational and entertainment content
- Custom designed communication systems
- Comprehensive design, implementation, and service packages
- Flexible financing solutions
Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, TeleHealth Services is a division of Telerent Leasing Corporation, which was founded in 1957. Telerent is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITOCHU International, Inc., a U.S. company based in New York City and Global 500 Corporation. For more information on TeleHealth, call 800-733-8610, or visit at http://www.telehealth.com/.>
Contacts: Steve Volstad
Matt Barker
Director of Marketing
TeleHealth Services
919-772-8604
matt.barker@telehealth.com
Director of Communications and Marketing
UNC-TV
(919) 549-7173
