Dr. Jennifer Hyer provides telehealth to PMC for Integrative Medicine while sailing the South Pacific

Last year, Dr. Jennifer Hyer took a sabbatical from her full-time role at PMC as a primary care physician and her family embarked on a global sailing adventure - a "lifelong dream" in the making.

And now, despite being thousands of miles away at sea, Hyer is able to continue serving patients in Petersburg through remote telehealth consultations.

Petersburg Medical Center is embracing telehealth services so patients can access specialized care in a remote setting. Telehealth appointments are held virtually, using audio and video as a substitute for meeting in person.

Calling from the family's 4...