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Virtual hologram visits of the future

Crescent Regional Hospital's innovation in healthcare uses Holoconnects' advanced 3D imaging to connect doctors and patients across distance, without losing the in person feel.

Published 25 June 2024

A doctor appearing as a hologram during a virtual visit.

Virtual visits have been part of healthcare for years, a video call, a phone screening, a portal message. They work for simple cases. They struggle when the consultation needs presence: a sense that the clinician is paying attention, that body language is being read, that the conversation is one in a room rather than two through a screen.

Holographic visits change that equation. Crescent Regional Hospital uses Holoconnects' 3D holographic technology to bring the doctor into the patient's space as a life size, life-real presence, without the inconvenience of physical travel for either side. See how this runs in telehealth.

Why this is more than a better video call

Video conferencing flattens depth, cuts off body language at the chest, and removes the eye contact that makes a consultation feel personal. A holographic visit restores all three. The patient experiences a doctor in the room, and behaves accordingly, which materially improves the quality of the clinical conversation.

For follow-ups, mental-health consultations, multilingual care, and any visit where presence matters, the holographic model maps onto a real gap in the existing telehealth toolkit.

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