Pronounced dead by a remote doctor: Tele‑ICUs expand nationwide, including in Illinois

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date May 6, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 6, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/dental-student-died-tele-icu-connecticut-hospital/3932519/

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Patients admitted to the ICU expect to meet at doctor there. But that wasn’t the case for a dental student, whose life ended while in the ICU, under the care of a remote, “tele-doctor”. It’s technology that’s already being used in intensive care units around the country, including in the Chicago ar...