The focus of the Ontario Telemedicine Network is to provide a full range of clinical consultation services including cardiac care, pediatrics, dermatology, endocrinology, neurology, thrombosis, and psychiatry to name a few. These services are achieved through the application of telecommunications technology. In our community, the network connects doctors in Ottawa with patients at Pembroke Regional Hospital, and it connects doctors from our hospital with patients in Barry’s Bay, Deep River, and Renfrew. Telemedicine brings specialty healthcare services closer to home.