Hope Virtual
Hope Virtual is a telehealth platform, accessed through your MyCityofHope account, that allows you to connect with members of your health care team at City of Hope through video on your smartphone, tablet or computer. Though not appropriate for all medical visits, Hope Virtual allows you to see your provider from home or wherever is most convenient for you, instead of having to drive to one of our facilities to receive care.
Benefits of a Hope Virtual
Hope Virtual appointments through MyCityofHope offer many of the same benefits as an in-person visit, while saving travel time, limiting in-person contact, and making it easier to continue and coordinate your care.
Having a televisit means saving travel time, avoiding germs and ensuring a safe social distance from others.
Just like an in-person visit, Hope Virtual is designed to be private, secure and HIPAA-compliant to safely and confidently connect you with your health care team online.
Televisits can be scheduled at a convenient time for you, based on your schedule, reducing both travel and wait times.
Schedule a televisit appointment today to video chat with your doctor and our team will evaluate your eligibility or determine if you need an in-person appointment. Please note: Access to telehealth services depends on the rules of the state you're located in during your appointment.
This video covers the steps to connect to a telehealth appointment using a mobile device.
Download this patient guide and follow a few simple steps that will help you connect to your televisit on a desktop or mobile device.
The MyCityofHope patient portal allows you to easily manage your Hope Virtual and in-person appointments, in addition to receiving information about your health online. MyCityofHope provides secure access to your personalized Hope Virtual televisit, appointment notes, after visit summaries and lab results, all in one place.
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You will need to create or use your existing MyCityofHope account* to connect to your appointment. You can also access appointments via the City of Hope app on your mobile device. Additionally, you will need access to the internet through a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection.
*At the time of your appointment if you have not signed up for a MyCityofHope account, your provider will text or email you a visit link before your appointment.
Your health care team will work with you to schedule your Hope Virtual televisits. Not all types of care are appropriate for a televisit via Hope Virtual. Depending on the need, an in-person visit may still be required.
To use Hope Virtual on your mobile device, ensure that your device meets the requirements below.
- iPhone and Android phones: Video is supported over Wi-Fi and with some cellular networks.
- iPad: Video is supported over Wi-Fi and with some cellular networks
- PC
- 64-Bit Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, 10
- Minimum of 4 GB of RAM
- For SD video: a processor capable of running at speeds 1.5 GHz or higher
- For HD video: a quad-core processor capable of running at speeds 2.4GHz or higher
- Mac
- OS X 10.13 or newer
- At least 2 GB of RAM installed
- A G4 or Intel processor
- Browser Requirements for Mobile:
- Android – Chrome
- iOS (iPhone, iPad) – Safari
- Browser Requirements for Desktop:
- Windows – Chrome, Edge Chromium
- Mac – Chrome, Safari
You can access the MyCityofHope Patient Portal to upload an image by clicking
Messaging > Ask a Question > New Medical Question.
- Enter the recipient (the provider who is requesting the image) and subject.
- Choose “Attach An Image or Video” to choose a file from your computer, smartphone, or tablet to upload.
- Click “Send”.
- For guidance on how to take high quality, clinically helpful photographs, please visit www.dermpics.com.
- If you do not have a MyCityofHope account, you can create an account here.
Your care team may ask you to upload a photo to the MyCityofHope patient portal. Here's how.