Telehealth Portal / Kiosk

A private, ADA-accessible, technology-equipped enclosure located in a public setting — such as a library, community center, or rural clinic — that allows community members to conduct telehealth video visits, access behavioral health services, and connect with remote providers without needing broadband or devices at home. Ready.net's Portals product is designed specifically for library deployment using RHTP and BEAD funding. The Portal concept fills a critical gap in the national telehealth infrastructure strategy: even as BEAD funds connectivity and RHTP funds services, millions of rural residents will remain unable to conduct telehealth from home due to inadequate bandwidth, lack of private space, or device limitations. Public access Portals — sited in libraries, which are the most trusted and universally accessible institutions in rural America — serve as the distribution layer for telehealth access. Multiple states have already named library-based telehealth infrastructure in their approved RHTP applications, establishing a procurement precedent Ready.net is positioned to serve.