Penn State Health OnDemand

AlittleabouttheappPennStateHealthOnDemandNow,board-certifiedhealthcareproviderscancareforyouoryourchildwhereveryouare,wheneveryouneedthem,fromtheconvenienceofyourownmobiledeviceorcomputer.Fromcoughsandsorethroats,tominorskinirritationsandjointpain–wehaveyoucovered.Aneasierwaytoaccessbothadultandpediatriccareteamsforurgentclinicalcareneedsandcommonconcerns–onyourschedule,andinabout10minutes!

Yourvirtualvisitmayevenbelessexpensivethanyourothercareoptions,comparedtourgentcareclinicsandemergencyrooms.

Simplydownloadtheappandregister,andthenselectaproviderand‘click.’

Onceyouselectaprovider,theonlinecommunicationbeginsshortlythereafter!TelehealthprovidersaccessedviathePennStateHealthOnDemandappwilldiagnose,maysuggestfollow-upcare,andcanprescribemedication.

Healthcarethatmeetsyouwhereyouareandatyourconvenience;helpingyoufeelbetterandreturntoyourlifesooner.

PennStateHealthOnDemandcanbeusedforvariouscommonsymptomsandconcerns:

•Allergies
•Cough
•Eyeinfections
•Jointpainorstrains
•Lowerbackpain
•Minorrashesandskinconcerns
•Painfulurination
•Sorethroat
•Stuffyandrunnynose


ThePennStateHealthOnDemandtelehealthprogramisnotbeappropriateforallconcerns.Thefollowingsymptomsshouldnotbetreatedbyatelehealthprovider;gototheclosestemergencyroomforin-personcare:

•Assault,physicalorsexualabuse,orchildabuse
•Changesinmentalstatusorconfusion
•Chestpainorpressure
•Coughing/vomitingblood
•Difficultybreathingorshortnessofbreath
•Severeorpersistentvomitingordiarrhea
•Suddendizziness,weakness,changeinvision,slurredspeech,numbness,orotherneurologicalchanges
•Suddenorseverepain
•Uncontrolledbleeding