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Press Release | October 25, 2023
Waya Health is thrilled to introduce its groundbreaking Waya® Fall Assessment application. Falls and the subsequent injuries exact a substantial toll on patients and families, and evaluating the myriad risk factors contributing to falls has imposed a heavy burden on time and resources for providers and healthcare institutions. Enter Waya® Fall Assessment, a cutting-edge, on-demand…
Press Release | October 11, 2023
Waya Health is thrilled to announce the official launch of its groundbreaking Procedural application, a cutting-edge solution leveraging immersive technology to elevate patient comfort during medical or surgical procedures. After two years of meticulous development and extensive clinical testing, from carpal tunnel releases to toe amputations, the Waya® Procedural application is set to transform…
Press Release | August 21, 2023
Waya Health and Reimagine Well, two leading virtual reality (VR) healthcare companies, announced today a new collaboration. With the partnership, Waya Health customers and users will now have access to cutting-edge content from Reimagine Well. Reimagine Well will also benefit from the feature-rich, device-agnostic platform….
Press Release | August 03, 2023
Waya Health, a leading virtual reality (VR) healthcare company, announced today a partnership with VRWorkout, a virtual reality workout company. VRWorkout is known for its outstanding exercise experience and being the highest intensity workout in VR, while Waya Health is renowned for clinical grade VR healthcare infrastructure…
Press Release | May 25, 2023
Viva Vita and Waya Health are joining forces to simplify the integration of virtual reality (VR) technology for healthcare providers. Through this collaboration, patients, including residents in senior living communities, will gain access to advanced VR experiences that will revolutionize their daily healthcare journey…
Publication | May 05, 2023
Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology with the potential to enhance patient care by reducing pain and anxiety for a variety of medical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate an immersive VR program as a nonpharmacologic intervention to reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction in patients undergoing wide-awake, local-only hand surgery…
Press Release | July 05, 2022
Waya Health today announced one of the largest single deployments of virtual reality within a U.S. healthcare system, company president Joe Morgan, MD, said. The project entails implementation of Waya Health’s immersive virtual reality (VR) creative arts therapy application across 56 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers, from New York City to Los Angeles…
Publication | October 05, 2021
The primary objective of this evaluation is to determine the impact of virtual reality (VR) distraction on acute and chronic pain in Veterans within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA). A secondary objective is to determine the impact of VR on the experience of stress and anxiety in Veterans utilizing VR for the indication of pain. A third objective is to develop an understanding…
Press Release | Aug. 18, 2021
Wellovate LLC, a national leader in the clinical use of virtual reality (VR), today announced the launch of a groundbreaking initiative using its Waya Health platform to enhance the care provided to U.S. military veterans. “We are extremely proud that we have the opportunity to collaborate with Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) and the VHA Extended Reality (VHA XR) Network…
Publication | October 2020
In 2017, a multidisciplinary team was created at CGVAMC to design, plan, and implement the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol to improve patient outcomes. ERAS uses a multimodal approach throughout the perioperative experience to aid in early recovery from surgery. Included in the CGVAMC protocol are efforts to decrease opioid use and promote nonpharmacologic modalities to help alleviate postoperative pain and improve the patient experience. The most innovative adjunct therapy to stem from CGVAMC’s ERAS protocol was virtual reality (VR) immersion therapy…
News | Sept 24, 2018
Gregg Richter, who just had knee-replacement surgery, is the latest patient at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Oteen to give virtual reality from Wellovate a try while recovering. The platform on this day: target shooting. “This has been a favorite of all the veterans who have used it so far, because they’re having to do something,” registered nurse Caitlin Rawlins said. “It takes your mind off your time in the hospital, and it takes your mind off your pain,” Richter added.