OnMed Brings Healthcare Solutions to Chambers County
Channel: Alabama Extension
Date: 2023-02-10

The future of healthcare is here today for residents of rural Chambers County. A multidisciplinary program at Auburn University—and an innovative virtual care station offered by OnMed—are providing better access to quality healthcare for a community in need.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn Outreach and the Auburn colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Human Sciences have teamed up with leaders from the City of LaFayette and Chambers County to provide the facility. Through the OnMed Care Station—one of only four of its kind in the U.S.—residents can experience affordable, private and real-time visits with Alabama licensed healthcare professionals in a virtual setting, and for the first 60 days they can use the facility at no charge.

“The installation of an OnMed Care Station signals a new day in healthcare for our community,” said Rachel Snoddy, Alabama Extension coordinator for Chambers County. “Patients can expect quality care without the long waits at a doctor’s office, and prescriptions will be sent immediately to their pharmacy. The improved access will change the health of our citizens for the better.”