Medimap will receive computing credits and technical expertise from Amazon Web Services for enhancing health equity by improving healthcare access using its AI suite
VANCOUVER, BC November 28,2024— Medimap today announced that it has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative, a $40 million, three-year commitment, supporting organizations that are developing solutions to advance health equity.
Through the initiative, AWS offers credits and customized technical expertise to selected organizations around the world that want to use AWS services to improve health outcomes and health equity in the following areas:
1) Increasing access to health services for underserved communities
2) Addressing social determinants of health
3) Leveraging data to promote more equitable and inclusive systems of care
4) Advancing equity in diagnostics and screening
The support from AWS will advance Medimap’s efforts to target underserved communities in Canada, focusing on low-income individuals, new immigrants, and residents of rural or remote areas. Our project enhances health equity by improving healthcare access through digital solutions, directly engaging with these communities via partnerships with local organizations and healthcare providers.
“Being one of the few companies in the world selected for the AWS HEI program is humbling and we deeply thank Amazon for their trust“, said Thomas Jankowski, CEO of Medimap. “Medimap’s budding AI product portfolio will grow immensely this coming year to help us achieve the scale we’re building for as part of our expansion strategy, and to enable healthcare authorities and hospitals to make noticeable improvements to Emergency Department wait times”.
To learn more about the AWS initiative, visit https://aws.amazon.com/health/health-equity.
About Medimap
Medimap’s platform is used by a network of thousands of allied health practices, pharmacies and walk-in clinics across the country and has helped more than 13 million Canadians find the care they need, when they need it. Medimap’s platform also provides patients the ability to book appointments with allied health professionals such as physiotherapists, chiropractors, optometrists, mental health services and more. Not only does this help patients receive timely care, it also helps the healthcare system divert people away from emergency rooms to primary care services that are better suited for their needs, including virtual appointments. Learn more at medimap.ca
