Day: March 14, 2020
Approximately 100,000 U.S. Medical Visits in Seven Days Expand Capacity of Stretched Health Care SystemRespiratory Condition Diagnoses Increase 24% Over Same Month Last YearPURCHASE, NY, March 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, today shared that the company is experiencing unprecedented daily visit volume in the United States as the novel coronavirus continues to spread globally. This week, patient visit volume spiked 50 percent over the prior week and continues to rise. The company had been handling visit demand consistent with peak flu volumes, but on Wednesday began to see that number accelerate to as much as 15,000 visits requested per day. Teladoc Health has provided approximately 100,000 virtual medical visits to patients in the United States in the past week, helping...