Rural communities on the Northern Peninsula and in Labrador will now benefit from access to technology that allows health-care providers to receive key health information about patients remotely.

Eastern Health says the ability to receive accurate, up-to-date measurements such as blood sugar levels, heart rate and other health information from patients in their homes enhances the ability to provide care between visits.

Eastern Health has partnered with Labrador-Grenfell Health to deliver the program to patients in Englee, Plum Point, Green Island Cove, Labrador City, Mary’s Harbour, and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

So far, 29 new patients in those communities have enrolled in the program.

The technology includes touch-screen tablets and other monitoring equipment, such as blood pressure monitors, weigh scales and glucometers.