WE at Glendale Healthy Kids are committed to ensuring thatchildren have access to health care and health education. And we doit without any government funding. As a "virtual clinic" for thepast 17 years, we are excited about the announcement about theproposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.
You may be asking yourself how this merger has anything to dowith health care access and health education. The answer is, morethan you think.
As chief executive officer of Glendale Healthy Kids, I knowfirsthand that parents and children need to have reliable resourcesto call their doctor, search health care options and increase theirknowledge for healthy living. Glendale Healthy Kids was founded as aprivate nonprofit in 1994. With more than 250 volunteer health careprofessionals and four and a half employees, we serve children whohave mental, medical or dental health needs and who qualify as lowincome by federal guidelines and are eligible for services providedat no cost.
GHK keeps an average of 30 children out of emergency roomsannually, saving taxpayers approximately $200,000. From simple examsto complex surgeries, GHK ensures access to health care and healtheducation for children. Funding comes from grants, privatecontributions and two major fundraising events.
More than ever, people are turning to the Internet for answers tohealth questions. The most advanced mobile networks will giveparents and children access to health information anywhere they needit. With this merger comes an extension of AT&T's 4G LTE (long termevolution) service.
Just think how much time and resources we can all save byclicking on a mobile phone app that will provide information evenfaster and more reliably for doctors and dentists to diagnosesymptoms we are experiencing.
There will be more availability to other technological resourcesthat promote wellness such as nutrition guides, calorie counters andeven digital food diaries that we can carry and use right on ourphones or tablets.
I am excited about what this proposed merger will do to improvehealth care for the children and their families. While we live inthe largest metropolitan area in our state, there are still manyfamilies who have limited options for health care.
AT&T's expanded deployment of super-fast mobile broadbandtechnology will allow many more people to visit their physicianremotely via HD quality video. For example, this technology willallow doctors to view data such as blood pressure monitors and pulsereaders while holding a videoconference with the patient and thepatient's family.
The bottom line is that the proposed merger will mean betterhealth care and educational opportunities for families in our area.There will be even more access to optimal resources for us tocontinue towards a healthy future. And we believe that thisannouncement will improve our community, empower our residents andtransform our future.
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