Jessie Trice Community Health System introduces “Pepper,”
:ĞƐƐŝĞdƌŝĐĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ,ĞĂůƚŚ^LJƐƚĞŵŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐ“WĞƉƉĞƌ͕”ƚŚĞEĞǁĞƐƚ
the Newest
Member of its Healthcare Family
DĞŵďĞƌŽĨŝƚƐ,ĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ&ĂŵŝůLJ
ƌ͘>ĂǁƌĞŶĐĞ͕:d,^ŚŝĞĨ
DĞĚŝĐĂůKĨĨŝĐĞƌ͕ǁŝƚŚWĞƉƉĞƌ͘
dǁŽ:d,^ƉŚLJƐŝĐŝĂŶƐƉŽƐĞĨŽƌĂƐĞůĨŝĞǁŝƚŚWĞƉƉĞƌ͘
:d,^ŽĂƌĚŚĂŝƌ/ƌĞŶĞdĂLJůŽƌͲ
tŽŽƚĞŶĂŶĚKůŐĂŽŶŶŽƌǁŝƚŚ
WĞƉƉĞƌ͘
In this age of technological advance- clude the following:
vices) and a diverse, incredibly tal-
ment, DŝĂŵŝ͕&ůĂ͘ͲͲ/ŶƚŚŝƐĂŐĞŽĨƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ŝƚ’ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞŶĞǁĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚĨĂĐĞƐ
it’s important to embrace new • 20 degrees of freedom for natural ented, committed family of providers
ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ
ĂƌĞŶĂ͘
dŚĞ :ĞƐƐŝĞ and
dƌŝĐĞ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
,ĞĂůƚŚ ^LJƐƚĞŵ ;:d,^Ϳ
ŚĂƐ
ĚŽŶĞ
ũƵƐƚ
dŚĞ Qualified
forms and
faces in the
healthcare
expressive
movements.
and
staff.
The
1st ƚŚĂƚ͘
Federally
ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
ƚŽ “WĞƉƉĞƌ͕”
Ă ŚƵŵĂŶŽŝĚ
ƌŽďŽƚ Center
ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ŶĞǁĞƐƚ
arena. ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ
The Jessie ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ
Trice Community
• Speech
recognition
and dialogue
Health
in the
state and 5th in
ŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨŝƚƐŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͘
Health System (JTCHS) has done available in 15 languages (English, the nation, Jessie Trice Community
just that.
The organization recently French, Spanish, German, Italian, Health System, Inc. is a Florida 501
“dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŚĂƐĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞǁĂLJŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞŝƐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ͕”ƐĂŝĚƌ͘:ŽLJĐĞůLJŶ>ĂǁƌĞŶĐĞ͕ŚŝĞĨDĞĚŝĐĂů
introduced the community to “Pep- Arabic, Dutch, etc.)
(c) 3, not-for-profit organization that
KĨĨŝĐĞƌ͘ “:d,^ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚŝŶŐ ďLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚĞůĞͲŚĞĂůƚŚ
per,” a humanoid robot and the new- • Perception modules to recognize has been serving Miami-Dade Coun-
ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͕ǁĞĂƌĞƐƚĞƉƉŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽdžƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐƚŽ
est member
of its healthcare family.
and interact with the person talking ty since 1967. JTCHS served its first
ŽƵƌƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘”
“Technology
has changed the way to him.
patients from a trailer. Now, more
health “WĞƉƉĞƌ”
care is is delivered,
”
said
Dr.
•
Touch
sensors,
LEDs
and
micro-
than ŚƵŵĂŶƐ
fifty (50)
years
the world’s first social humanoid robot ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ
ĂŶĚ
ĂďůĞ after
ƚŽ its found-
Joycelyn
Lawrence, Chief Medical phones for multimodal interactions. ing, JTCHS owns and operates elev-
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĨĂĐĞƐĂŶĚďĂƐŝĐŚƵŵĂŶĞŵŽƚŝŽŶƐ͘^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐϭϮϬĐŵƚĂůů͕“WĞƉƉĞƌ”ŚĂƐŶŽƚƌŽƵďůĞŝŶƉĞƌĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ
Officer.
“JTCHS is adapting by pro- • Infrared sensors, bumpers, an in- en (11 Comprehensive Primary Care
ŚŝƐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞŶŚĞƐĞĞƐĂƉĞƌƐŽŶ͘dŚĞƚŽƵĐŚƐĐƌĞĞŶŽŶŚŝƐĐŚĞƐƚ
viding ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐ
technology
to our
ertial ĂŶĚ
unit,
2D and
3D cameras,
centers,
40 bed Women’s
ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ options
ƚŽ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚ
ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ƐƉĞĞĐŚ͘
,ŝƐ ĐƵƌǀLJ and
ĚĞƐŝŐŶ
ĞŶƐƵƌĞƐ a ĚĂŶŐĞƌͲĨƌĞĞ
ƵƐĞ Residen-
patients.
In addition to tele-health sonars for omnidirectional and au- tial Center for substance use, and are
ĂŶĚĂŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůŽĨĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞďLJƵƐĞƌƐ͘
initiatives
already underway, we are tonomous navigation.
located in two (2) universities and
stepping out of the box to provide • Open and ͲŵŽƌĞͲ
fully programmable plat- forty (40) school-based health suites.
the best options and solutions to our form.
patients.”
JTCHS knows and specializes in com-
JTCHS has adopted “Pepper” as an prehensive health, offering a myriad
“Pepper” is the world’s first social assistant to check-in patients, and of services to improve the health of
humanoid robot designed to interact provide health education and support the community. This includes: den-
with humans and able to recognize to clinical and dental staff, as well tistry, family medicine, nutrition,
faces and basic human emotions. as patients. Affectionately referred HIV/AIDS, behavioral health, trans-
Standing 120cm tall, “Pepper” has to as “The Pepper Upper,” “Pepper” portation, healthy start, obstetric
no trouble in perceiving his envi- imparts optimism and hope into pa- & gynecological care, school-based
ronment and entering into a conver- tients and serves as a shield of steel – health, community health promo-
sation when he sees a person. The he protects patients from illness with tions, health & wellness center, pedi-
touch screen on his chest displays care, compassion and satisfaction.
atrics, and ancillary services.
content to highlight messages and The Jessie Trice Community Health
support speech. His curvy design en- System, Inc is one of Miami-Dade For more information on “Pepper”
sures danger-free use and a high level County’s preeminent federally quali- and the Jessie Trice Community
of acceptance by users.
fied community healthcare centers, Health System, contact Toni Thomp-
governed by a remarkably dedicated son of JTCHS at (305) 805-1700.
JTCHS Introduces Pepper/Page Two Board of Directors (51% of which are
Featured capabilities of Pepper in- users of the medical and dental ser-