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That's where video conferencing comes in.Instead of driving downtown or a closer location where the video conferencing equipment is available, Sewickley residents and people who live in the northwest corridor of Allegheny County would have it readily available to them at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
Marc Booker, supervisor of legal advocacy services for CCN, says the new technology removes a service barrier.
"People in Allegheny County are known for being insular," he says.
"Many people who live in Sewickley - like other places in the county - can probably count on their fingers how many times they've been downtown.
"With the technology in their communities, they can feel comfortable when they meet an advocate to help them through the process," says Booker, who spends every weekday escorting women through the PFA process.
Both he and Coleman spoke to Sewickley Valley Hospital a...
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