We\Visit makes virtual hospital visits possible for families and patients when hospital access is limited. In the ad-hoc corona project, TU Delft engineers, designers and psychologists are developing an online communication platform that connects families with their loved ones in difficult times. With We\Visit remote hospital visits are made possible by scheduling video calls when patients or family members are in isolation or when visits to the care facility are limited and even cancelled.
The media picked up on this story where a very human problem is solved with technology…
TU Delft stories: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/stories/articles/wevisit-combatting-loneliness-with-video-calling/
Reinier de Graaf gasthuis website (updated to brightcare, Apr 2021): https://www.brightcare.nl/projecten/reinier-de-graaf-ziekenhuis-haalt-coronapatienten-uit-isolement/
ICT & Health: https://www.icthealth.nl/nieuws/beeldbellen-tegen-eenzaamheid-bij-covid-19-patienten/
Emerce: https://www.emerce.nl/wire/wevisit-beeldbellen-tegen-eenzaamheid
Algemeen Dagblad (AD): https://www.ad.nl/delft/studenten-tu-delft-brengen-licht-en-lucht-in-corona-tijd~a189d781/
Reformatorisch Dagblad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBGv11H0SVA