Partner Spotlight: Ep#1 Transforming Healthcare with Rural Health

Sam Price of GlobalMed joins Ingram Micro's Public Sector Partner Spotlight to discuss how satellite connectivity, portable telehealth clinics, and AWS-powered technology are closing the healthcare access gap for rural and underserved communities. Sam shares how GlobalMed partners with providers, government agencies, and acquisition platforms like SourceWell to get care moving fast — without the red tape.Key Takeaways🛰️ Technology finally caught up — Satellite connectivity, $50B in federal funding, and post-COVID telehealth adoption are converging at the same moment to make rural care access possible at scale.🚐 Clinics that come to you — GlobalMed's portable, trailer-deployed telehealth clinics can be set up in a parking lot in days, offering audiology, cardiology, dermatology and more without waiting on brick-and-mortar construction.🤝 Augmentation, not replacement — The tech is designed to make nurses, doctors, and PAs more effective — turning an on-site nurse into the "hands, eyes, and ears" of a remote specialist — not to replace clinical staff.📝 Procurement is the hidden barrier — Funding alone doesn't solve access; GlobalMed put its solution on the SourceWell nationwide contract so states can buy in without a lengthy RFP process and risk losing their funding window.Timeline00:00 – Welcome & introduction00:26 – What is rural health transformation, and why does it matter?02:30 – Satellite connectivity + $50B in federal funding03:40 – Bringing specialty care into the home06:03 – Are patients more honest with AI/telemedicine than in-person?07:52 – What is GlobalMed doing to drive rural health access?09:29 – Biggest barriers rural communities face10:20 – Inside the portable pop-up telehealth clinic11:35 – Making procurement easier via the SourceWell contract13:19 – How tech, partnerships & funding create sustainable solutions