Telemedicine and COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Western China Hospital.

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to the healthcare system. In response to COVID-19, hospitals can replace some routine medical services with telemedicine. At the beginning of the pandemic, West China Hospital developed a new model of telemedicine platform against COVID-19. The telemedicine platform played a critical role in fighting the pandemic in Sichuan Province and significantly improved healthcare outcomes.