VANCOUVER – This week, Telus Health announced it has expanded its Home Health Monitoring (HHM) solution in British Columbia so nurses and other healthcare providers there can digitally monitor more patients remotely while they recover from Covid-19.
Launched in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Health and local health authorities, the digital health dashboard enables healthcare providers to track symptoms and provide medical help for more patients as they recover outside of hospitals and in their own homes.
Through any mobile device, the program sends daily prompts to the patient to report things like their temperature, physical symptoms and overall health…
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QUEBEC CITY, MONTREAL, OTTAWA, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA and KELOWNA — Telus announced Tuesday several of its community boards across the country are donating additional funding to local charities to support organizations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, Telus said it was committing $1 million in donations in 2020 to charities in Calgary and Edmonton.
Today, Telus announced it is providing $1 million immediately in grants to grassroots charities in Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and the Okanagan region of B.C., with a commitment to provide another $2.4 million in…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced Monday it is giving over 10,000 free mobile devices and $0 rate plans to hundreds of organizations across the country to help Canadians in vulnerable communities or isolated in hospitals stay connected through the Covid-19 crisis.
The devices are letting hospitalized Covid-19 patients virtually connect with loved ones, for example, as well as providing a needed lifeline for isolated seniors, low-income families, homeless, and at-risk individuals so they can see and speak to to families, health practitioners and social support services.
Telus has already donated more than 6,000 mobile devices paired with $0 rate plans including unlimited…
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EDMONTON and CALGARY – The Telus Edmonton Community Board and the company’s Calgary Community Board each announced donations to local charities this morning to help them during the Covid-19 pandemic which will amount to $1 million in 2020.
The Edmonton board it is immediately directing $165,000 in grants to be given out and is committing another $335,000 this year for a total of $500,000 to be granted in 2020. The Calgary board is committing to $140,000 in grants right now and will add another $360,000 for a total of $500,000 to be given out in 2020.
“As charities across the country…
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EDMONTON — Telus is expediting its capital investments in Alberta to support the province throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, announcing Tuesday it will bring forward investments originally targeted for 2021 into this year as it reallocates its 2020 capital spend.
As part of its previously announced $16-billion, multi-year investment commitment in Alberta, Telus’ total investment in network infrastructure and operations in the province in 2020 will be approximately $3.5 billion, according to the news release.
As part of this investment, Telus will expand its PureFibre and high-speed Internet networks to 282,000 homes and businesses across Alberta, including a specific focus…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Health announced Wednesday it is adding patient videoconferencing functionality to its electronic medical records (EMRs) offering, enabling 26,000 Canadian family doctors across Canada to conduct virtual visits with their patients for free while reducing Covid-19 exposure risk.
Telus Health says it accelerated the development of this virtual video functionality in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, now that physicians across the country can use virtual care fee codes. Offered as a free service for the first four months, this new feature allows physicians to virtually support their own roster of patients while maintaining continuity of care…
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VANCOUVER — Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle told employees Monday that since they are forgoing any raises for the next three months and seeing the temporary suspension of the company’s matching portion of the employee share plan over the same time frame, he will donate three full months of his own salary to help support front-line healthcare workers fighting against Covid-19.
“As we do our very best to navigate a new world created by this challenging global pandemic, the past three weeks have certainly been unprecedented for our team and company,” wrote Entwistle in a Monday morning internal email…
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VANCOUVER and EDMONTON — Telus announced today it has extended its Internet for Good program to all Kindergarten to grade 12 students who do not have a home internet connection in British Columbia and Alberta.
With teachers now expected to deliver lessons to students via the Internet due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Telus is now working in partnership with local school boards across B.C. and Alberta to offer its Internet for Good program to students in need. The program provides families who can’t afford a connection with high-speed broadband Internet at home for only $9.95 per month.
Previously, eligibility for the…
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VANCOUVER – As Canadians across the country continue to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Telus today announced it is expanding its support for low income families by automatically waiving all fees for the Telus Internet for Good program for two months, giving customers enrolled in the program access to high speed internet in their home at no cost for 60 days.
Currently more than 200,000 Canadian families, who receive the maximum Canada Child Benefit, qualify for Telus Internet for Good, which offers low cost monthly Internet service at $9.95 per month as well as access to…
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VANCOUVER – Recognizing Canadians are seeking reliable and accurate information in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, Telus has launched a new podcast series called Telus Talks Health.
Featuring experts in relevant medical fields who provide practical, actionable advice to listeners, the podcast is hosted by veteran reporter Tamara Taggart, and is available for free on popular podcast platforms and at TELUS.com/podcast.
This week’s episode features Canadian icon and sports legend (and doctor-in-training as she’s in her final year of med school), Hayley Wickenheiser. She was a member of Canada’s women’s national ice hockey team for 23 years and represented…
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