Virtual ICU Brings Specialty Care to More Hospitals

Small and rural hospitals can have a tough time keeping patients. Many will drive an hour or two to the nearest city for all but the most basic â€" or most urgent â€" care. And the sickest patients may have to be shipped out anyway, to reach the specialists that might save them. What if high-tech tools could bring the big-city expertise to their patients instead? That’s the pitch from Visicu Inc., a 10-year-old company acquired a few months ago by a unit of electronics giantPhilips. More than a