Proximedicine for rural America
We bring care where it hasn’t reached before.
A new model for clinical access in the geographies traditional infrastructure has never reached.
In rural America, care is always at a distance. The nearest emergency department is a 30 to 60 minute drive, and the local team holds the line alone with limited diagnostics. When a patient needs an answer, the choice is a long drive or a longer wait. More buildings won’t fix that. Connecting communities that have been beyond reach will.
What the Geography Looks Like
195
Rural hospital closures and conversions since 2005.
UNC Sheps Center
432
Rural hospitals currently vulnerable to closure.
Chartis, 2026
~25%
IHS provider vacancy rate across direct-care areas.
GAO-18-580
2x
Median rural EMS response time vs. national.
JAMA Surgery, 2017
These figures come from the named third-party sources cited on our Disclosures & Sources page. They describe the conditions Dr Triage is being designed to meet, not outcomes the platform has produced.
What Dr Triage Is Built to Do
A provider, live in the room.
The MDU connects to a licensed virtual provider on secure video, who joins while the patient is with the on-site team.
One visit, not three.
Vitals, EKG, stethoscope, exam camera, and the record move between the team, the provider, and the local chart in real time.
Continuity, not a replacement.
Encounters route back to the local chart, so the rural visit becomes part of the patient’s ongoing care.
Made to Fit Where You Already Are
Dr Triage is being designed to integrate into what your community already has: the clinic, the EMS base, or the place people already gather. Flexible by design, quick to stand up.
Community access partnerships
Care in the places people already trust: libraries, schools, community and tribal buildings, partner sites. A trained operator starts the encounter; a virtual provider joins on screen.
Tribal and IHS communities
A model that works where staffing won’t. On-site diagnostics with 24/7 provider oversight, designed to respect tribal sovereignty and IHS governance.
Rural EMS and community paramedicine
A third option between a long transport and no assessment. The MDU supports treat-in-place programs with provider backup in real time.
Bring Dr Triage to your community.
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