‘Really disappointing’: Saskatchewan virtual health-care service discontinued
Global News
The service, Lumeca, was first introduced to Saskatchewan in 2019 but has been discontinued effective December 2021.
Lumeca is a virtual health-care company that provided access to locally licensed doctors via audio and video communication for residents of Saskatchewan.
The service was first introduced to Saskatchewan in 2019 but has been discontinued effective December 2021.
The doctor app has helped many Saskatchewan residents access health care remotely without leaving their house, which was a convenience for many.
“We’ve used the Lumeca app in the past two years…it’s super handy,” said Laura Strem, who lives on a farm an hour out of Regina.
“When you have little kids, you don’t want to bundle them and drive to the nearest centre to a doctor’s office.”
Strem said the Lumeca app was a great convenience for her family and others who live remotely. The longest she had to wait to talk to a doctor was an hour and didn’t have to leave her house.
When she heard the Lumeca virtual clinic was closed, she was disappointed because she said this app is a huge asset for the province.
“I was hoping it was something that would continue,” she said. “We’ve had enough struggles with the health-care system in the last three years trying to balance COVID and to lose one more thing is really disappointing.”