Hologram tech brings doctor’s appointments closer for some West Tennesseans

PARIS, Tenn. — It’s a new day for modern technology and this major step in the healthcare industry is sure to bring focus into the future.

You don’t have to travel hours out for a patient visit anymore. The West Cancer Center and Research Institute of Paris has a new Proto hologram that brings help straight to you.

“We put what you’re seeing here in our office in Germantown and put the studio, which is what I’m in right now. Then, we went up to Paris and put the box you’re seeing there up in Paris and started testing visits and the feedback so far has just been amazing,” said Mitch Graves, CEO of the West Cancer Center.

This is the first healthcare facility to offer holographic doctor-patient visits in the country. They’ve had a total of 12 patients so far and they are all surprised at how interactive and real it seems which essentially changes the trajectory of physical demand in the clinic.

“When we were doing cell phone calls with patients you don’t get that 3D image like where they’re in the room and that’s what we’re really trying to make it,” said Graves.

It’s all about how they can better serve you and that starts with new tech innovations.

“The fact that someone that’s really suffering from a cancer diagnoses in Paris, Tennessee doesn’t feel good, they don’t have to make a trip to Memphis to, you know, get the opinion of what type of treatment that they need,” said Dr. Sylvia Richey, chief medical officer at the West Cancer Center.

The patients are allowed to record their visit for personal reference, and if a hands on approach has to be administered for further examination, a personal assistant is there to meet that obligation.

“You’ve been to the doctor. You know how most of us are having to face the computer to work but this is really sort of what a true patient interaction would look like,” said Dr. Richey.

They have a total of twelve facilities and the next clinic that will receive this new technology will be the West Cancer Center and Research Institute of Corinth, Mississippi as early as October 1.

They are now working towards compatibility with diverse language translation for this technology to be accessible for all individuals.

This is still considered a remote patient visit, also know as a telehealth visit, that costs no additional charge for the integrated holographic technology.

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