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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

UAB eMedicine 2020 Report
Telehealth not only impacted the delivery of health care , it also benefited the environment in the following ways :

APPROXIMATELY 13.7 MILLION DRIVING MILES SAVED

ABOUT 5.7 MILLION KG OF CO2

EMISSIONS SAVED

AN AVERAGE OF 58.1 MILES SAVED PER VISIT

THESE SAVINGS ARE

EQUIVALENT TO TAKING 1,231 PASSENGER VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD FOR ONE YEAR

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