AHA Value Initiative Members in Action: University of Mississippi Medical Center – Jackson

To reach the many rural and underserved communities in Mississippi, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) created its Center for Telehealth in 2003. Initially, the Center only provided specialized care and other public health services. But as Mississippi’s rate of Type 2 diabetes became the highest in the nation, UMMC was compelled to address the growing chronic care crisis.