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\n\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\n<\/button>\n\t\tThe University of Melbourne\t<\/h2>\n\t\tAn app to help reduce hospitalisations during a pandemic\t<\/h1><\/div>\n\n
\n\t\n\t\tCovidCare is a collaboration between DEPT\u00ae, leading health industry experts, and the University of Melbourne. With a goal of addressing high hospitalisation rates and an overwhelmed healthcare system, we quickly got to work in developing the technology.\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\n\t\tAlleviating stress on the healthcare system\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\tIn March 2020, it became clear that the Covid-19 pandemic would overwhelm healthcare systems around the globe. The sheer number of patients would outnumber available beds, and hospital staff would struggle to keep up with the influx. Yet most people who caught the disease don\u2019t actually require hospitalisation.\u00a0

Our Melbourne team began to wonder what if we could limit the amount of unnecessary foot traffic into hospitals and alleviate stress on the healthcare system? And how can we help patients in the process? We knew our technical experience and professional network could have a very real impact. After planning with a select group of clinicians, we set out to build CovidCare.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t