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Post by Lisa Carroll, Canadian Public Sector Lead, Microsoft Canada

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded earlier this year, healthcareprovidersacross the country found themselves like so many other organizations having to urgently reinvent ways to operate, provide patient care, manage supply chains and deploy resources, with many of the usual ways of doing things suddenly off the table.With every second counting,the industryquicklyrealizedthat the immediate implementation andredeploymentof valuable resources wasanimperative.

It hasnt been easy, butamidst the crisisand uncertainty, we have continued to persevere.I amtrulyamazed at the incredibletransformationour healthcaresystemhasimplemented in such a short period of time.Healthcare providersquickly pivoted to newways of operating, while also coming together as a community todevelopnew solutionsforsafe and securetesting toprotect the health and wellbeing of our Citizens andsupporting the initiation ofthereopening our economy.

Microsoft has been working closely withpartnersand customersthroughout the pandemicto solve these big challenges by connecting health data and systems in the cloud, making health work better for patients and providers, and advancing precision medicine.Akey priority for us is providingthese organizationswith the peaceof mind to remainconfidentthattheir data is beingprocessed bytrustedMicrosoft platformsthat aresecure and compliant by designmeetingmore than70industry-widecertifications.Recognizing that thehealthcare sector is particularly vulnerable tocyber-attacksduring times of crisis, Microsofthas also recentlyimplementedanintensified monitoring and takedown ofpotentialthreatswith anemphasis on protecting critical services,such ashospitals.

I wanted to take a moment to pause and recognize the resilience and ingenuity of a smallsamplingof the many organizations who areresponding and protectingour communities across Canada:

POWERING THE HEART OF VIRTUAL CARE

POWERING INSIGHTS FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES

ACCELERATING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY

There is something to be said about hownecessityand emergencyoften drive innovation, andwe are especially proud to becollaboratingwith Citizen Care Pod Corporation,WZMH Architects, PCL Construction and Insight Enterpriseson a new initiative todeveloped with the intent torevolutionizetheaccessibilityand safety of COVID-19 testing.The Citizen Care Pod is a customizable unit outfitted with the capabilities to enable turnkey mobile COVID-19 testing in high-traffic business environments and communities with the goal to expedite testing, screening, and eventually vaccination on mass scale.

Utilizing modular construction methods, PCL Construction is manufacturing and assembling the pods by retrofitting shipping containers with customizable options to support rapid delivery and installation toany site, including high-traffic or remote locations.Eachpodis equipped with a suite of intelligent, customizable technologies powered by Microsofts trusted Azure and AI platform,which support a safe and secure testing environment for patients and front-linehealthcareworkers.

CANADIANS ARESTRONGER TOGETHER

Each passing day of this pandemic bringsnew challenges,butitsbeenincredible to see howgovernments and healthcare organizations across the countryarequickly reinventingways to operateasmany of the changes put in place today will help medical professionals deliver personalized care to Canadians in new, innovative ways in the post-COVID world.

We are proud to be part of new solutionsand new partnerships as we join together in our common cause.As the saying goes, it takes a village and at Microsoft we are committed to being there for all of our customers and partners to weather this storm together.

To learn more about Microsoft solutions that can help in the fight against COVID-19, visitaka.ms/healthcareincanada

More here:
Supporting Canada's Healthcare Industry with Trusted Technology in Response to COVID-19 - Microsoft

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