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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor (both D-Ark.), along with U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (D-1st) and Vic Snyder (D-2nd) announced today that two Arkansas health organizations have been awarded $761,802 in rural development grants. The funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program.
The Ozark Health Foundation in Clinton will receive a $420,505 rural development grant. These federal dollars will be used to integrate pharmacy, radiology, order entry, clinician view-orders, patient assessments, physician management, and electronic medical records between several health facilities. These health facilities include a critical access hospital, nursing home, home health agency, therapy services agency, three health clinics, five primary care clinics and a specialty clinic in Van Buren and Searcy counties.
In addition, the White River Rural Health Center in Augusta, which serves nine Arkansas counties, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $341,297. These federal dollars will be used to improve patient care, clinical practice, and health in the project service area through advanced telecommunications equipment. Fifteen establishments, including medical and dental clinics, retail pharmacies, and a nursing home, will benefit from the equipment.
The White River Rural Health Center provides essential health services to Arkansans living in Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Jackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White and Woodruff counties. These rural development dollars will reach more than 100,000 residents of rural Arkansas. |
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