Urgent Matters

Dr. Tim Peck s the CoFounder and CEO of Call9, a technology enabled clinical services startup. In 2016, Call9 became fully operational in two Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs or nursing homes), and treated more than 1,300 patients. Call9 is an alternative to 911 in SNFs. When a patient in a SNF suffers an acute event, the SNF nurse activates Call9. One of Call9's on-site Clinical Care Specialists (CCSs) then go the the patient's bedside and, within moments, are connected to an Emergency Physician via Call9's HIPAA secure technology platform. The Call9 CCS can then perform diagnostics, take labs, and deliver care under the Physician's direction -- at the patient's beside. In 2016, its first full year of operation, Call9 received more than 1,300 unique activations and kept patients in their nursing home beds -- as opposed to potentially going to the Emergency Department -- 78% of the time. Call9 has already saved the healthcare system, and the tax payer, millions of dollars -- while delivering comfort to patien