Mountain View Hospital Offers New Educational Television Program for Patients and Visitors

MVH is pleased to introduce a new television service for patients called The Patient Channel.  The Patient Channel provides topical, network-quality, health-care oriented programming delivered to hospital patient rooms and waiting areas.

It helps educate patients by bringing information about common illnesses, medical conditions, and treatments to the bedside.  The new subscription service will be broadcast on all Hospital cable TVs on Channel 10.  Daily and weekly programs are available online at www.gehealthcare.com/education/thepatientchannel/hospital/.  A printed version of the transcript for a show is provided in English or Spanish through the website.

Programming schedules are available at the nurse stations for patients to request if desired.  The service is provided at no charge for our patients.

Programming on The Patient Channel covers a wide spectrum of health and wellness topics, ranging from heart disease, baby care, asthma, managing chronic pain, cancer and diabetes to smoking cessation, nutrition and exercise.  Real patients and their doctors share their stories to help others understand not just the “what” and “why” of a medical condition, but also “how” they can deal with it in a positive manner. The programs are usually 15 to 30 minutes long and the program times change every 3 months.

The Patient Channel is a joint venture introduced by GE Healthcare and NBC.  All programming is developed and reviewed for accuracy by an outside advisory board of medical and educational experts.