Ben Lomand Connect partners to create \u2018Virtual Living Room\u00ae\u2019<\/p>\n
Even during a global pandemic, Tennessee Broadband Association members are finding ways to make a difference in their communities.<\/p>\n
Ben Lomand Connect partnered with the Foundation for Rural Service and others to provide fiber broadband for a \u201cVirtual Living Room\u00ae,\u201d a comfortable, private space for military veterans to access telehealth appointments with their VA health care provider.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are honored to be a part of this fantastic venture,\u201d says Lisa Cope, CEO\/general manager at Ben Lomand Connect in McMinnville. \u201cSo many men and women who served their country don\u2019t have convenient access to vital VA health services, but through a fast, secure broadband connection, we can bring those services to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Virtual Living Room\u00ae will be a private space located within American Legion Post 207 in Spencer where veterans can conduct virtual health care and therapy sessions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is just one of the many ways our members are using broadband to enrich the lives of those living in their communities,\u201d says Levoy Knowles, executive director of the TNBA. \u201cBroadband brings vital health care services right into the living rooms of so many in rural Tennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Virtual Living Room\u00ae is an innovative partnership between the Foundation for Rural Service, CoBank, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, American Legion Post 207 and Ben Lomand Connect.<\/p>\n
A Virtual Living Room\u00ae can be installed at local libraries, churches, community centers or other locations unique to each rural area. Communities located more than an hour away from a VA clinic or hospital, and within the service territory of an NTCA member, are qualified to apply for grant funding.<\/p>\n