Anyone on the Internet can use CaringBridge and, of course, the service need not be offered at the point of care. Several CaringBridge pages have been created for inpatients who themselves didn't have access to a computer. But Internet access in rather than somewhere outside the hospital is most convenient, as information can be posted and retrieved near the patient. Health care providers can customize the CaringBridge service they offer. Future of CaringBridge CaringBridge is an evolving service.
New ideas come from patients or their families every day.
Although CaringBridge initially was targeted to hospitals, Beacon Point Technologies plans to add services customized for other venues, such as long-term care centers, adult assisted living centers, burn centers, and rehabilitation centers, to name but a few. Patients and families that have seen CaringBridge in action probably would agree that the possibilities for this groundbreaking communications tool are both vast and promising.