FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 |
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HHS Awards $26.7 Million to Improve Health Care in
Rural America
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced $26.7 million in grants
designed to improve health care in small rural hospitals and speed help
to heart attack victims in rural America.
“Rural Americans deserve quality health care services, and these grants
will help to provide life-enhancing and life-saving services for residents
in rural communities,” Secretary Thompson said. “This is one step in
a broader effort to improve the services available in rural areas, where
access to health care is often limited.”
More than $14.8 million of the total comes from a program intended
to help 1,450 small rural hospitals in 46 states and Puerto Rico improve
the services they provide. Each hospital participating in the Small
Rural Hospital Improvement Grant program will receive approximately
$10,000, which will be spent to improve quality and patient safety by
making greater investments in computers, software and technical assistance.
Rural hospitals are defined as small if they have 49 or fewer beds.
The remaining $11.9 million in grants, part of the Rural Access to
Emergency Devices Grant program, will go to states to buy automatic
external defibrillators and train emergency personnel in rural areas
in their proper use. Automatic defibrillators are lightweight, portable
devices that provide an electrical shock capable of restoring the normal
heart rhythm of cardiac arrest victims, greatly improving chances of
survival until they reach a hospital.
Both grant programs are part of the Secretary’s Initiative on Rural
Communities (http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/initiative.htm),
which aims to improve access to health care and social services for
the 65 million Americans who live in rural areas. The grants are administered
by the Office of Rural Health Policy (http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov)
in HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
| HRSA Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program |
| Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
| Alaska Department of Health and Social Services |
Juneau |
Alaska |
$174,305 |
| Alabama Department of Public Health |
Montgomery |
Ala. |
276,838 |
| Arkansas Department of Health |
Little Rock |
Ark. |
317,851 |
| University of Arizona |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
133,292 |
| California Department of Health Services |
Sacramento |
Calif. |
379,370 |
| Colorado Rural Health Center |
Denver |
Colo. |
338,357 |
| Florida Department of Health |
Jacksonville |
Fla. |
174,305 |
| Georgia Department of Community Health |
Cordele |
Ga. |
481,903 |
| Hawaii State Department of Health |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
92,279 |
| Iowa Department of Public Health |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
738,234 |
| Idaho Department of Health and Welfare |
Boise |
Idaho |
287,091 |
| Illinois Department of Public Health |
Springfield |
Ill. |
430,637 |
| Indiana Department of Health |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
215,318 |
| Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
Topeka |
Kan. |
953,552 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation |
Lexington |
Ky. |
338,357 |
| Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals |
Baton Rouge |
La. |
287,091 |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
Boston |
Mass. |
61,520 |
| Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
Baltimore |
Md. |
41,013 |
| Maine Department of Human Services |
Augusta |
Maine |
153,799 |
| Michigan Department of Community Health |
Lansing |
Mich. |
307,598 |
| Minnesota Department of Health |
St. Paul |
Minn. |
830,513 |
| Missouri Department of Health |
Jefferson City |
Mo. |
297,344 |
| Mississippi Department of Health |
Jackson |
Miss. |
441,979 |
| Montana State University |
Bozeman |
Mont. |
481,903 |
| North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
Raleigh |
N.C. |
215,318 |
| University of North Dakota |
Grand Forks |
N.D. |
338,357 |
| State of Nebraska |
Lincoln |
Neb. |
666,461 |
New Hampshire Department of Health and Welfare
Division of Public Health |
Concord |
N.H. |
123,039 |
| State of New Mexico |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
123,039 |
| University of Nevada , Reno |
Reno |
Nev. |
133,292 |
| Health Research, Inc. |
Rensselaer |
N.Y. |
123,039 |
| Ohio Department of Health |
Columbus |
Ohio |
174,305 |
| Oklahoma Department of Health |
Oklahoma City |
Okla. |
666,461 |
| Oregon Health and Sciences University |
Portland |
Ore. |
287,091 |
| Pennsylvania State University |
University Park |
Pa. |
123,039 |
| Castaner General Hospital, Inc. |
Castaner |
P.R. |
9,765 |
| Hospital Metropolitano de San German |
San German |
P.R. |
9,765 |
| Hospital Lafayette |
Arroyo |
P.R. |
9,765 |
| Hospital San Agustin, Inc. |
Manati |
P.R. |
9,765 |
| South Carolina State Office |
Columbia |
S.C. |
71,773 |
| State of South Dakota |
Pierre |
S.D. |
420,383 |
| Tennessee Department of Health |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
307,598 |
| Office of Rural Community Affairs |
Austin |
Texas |
1,148,364 |
| Utah Department of Health |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
194,812 |
| Virginia Department of Health |
Richmond |
Va. |
133,292 |
| State of Vermont |
Burlington |
Vt. |
92,279 |
| Washington Department of Health |
Olympia |
Wash. |
399,877 |
| Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System |
Madison |
Wis. |
512,663 |
| West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources |
Charleston |
W.Va. |
174,305 |
| Wyoming Department of Health |
Cheyenne |
Wyo. |
164,052 |
| Total: $14,866,348 |
| HRSA Rural Access to Emergency Devices
Grant Program |
| Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
| Alaska Department of Health and Social
Services |
Juneau |
Alaska |
$237,703 |
| Alabama Department of Public Health |
Montgomery |
Ala. |
262,160 |
| Arkansas Department of Health |
Little Rock |
Ark. |
239,036 |
| Arizona Department of Health Services |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
216,328 |
| California Emergency Medical Services
Authority |
Sacramento |
Calif. |
194,129 |
| Colorado Rural Health Center |
Denver |
Colo. |
216,893 |
| Connecticut Department of Public Health |
Hartford |
Conn. |
182,172 |
| Delaware Department of Health and Social
Services |
Dover |
Del. |
195,017 |
| Florida Department of Health |
Jacksonville |
Fla. |
224,637 |
| Georgia Department of Human Resources |
Atlanta |
Ga. |
250,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Health |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
469,185 |
| Iowa Department of Public Health |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
200,000 |
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Emergency Medical Services Bureau |
Boise |
Idaho |
273,306 |
| Illinois Department of Public Health |
Springfield |
Ill. |
212,946 |
| Indiana State Police |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
191,515 |
| Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services |
Topeka |
Kan. |
264,050 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation |
Lexington |
Ky. |
296,693 |
| Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
|
Baton Rouge |
La. |
235,660 |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
Boston |
Mass. |
194,156 |
| Maryland Institute for EMS Systems |
Baltimore |
Md. |
199,727 |
| Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services |
Augusta |
Maine |
276,205 |
| Michigan Department of Consumer &
Industry Services |
Lansing |
Mich. |
257,112 |
| Minnesota Emergency Medical Services
Regulatory Board |
Minneapolis |
Minn. |
257,820 |
| Missouri Department of Health |
Jefferson City |
Mo. |
236,302 |
| Mississippi Department of Health |
Jackson |
Miss. |
307,699 |
| Montana Department of Health and Environmental
Services |
Helena |
Mont. |
270,683 |
| North Carolina Department of Health and
Human Services, Division of Facility Services |
Raleigh |
N.C. |
289,586 |
| University of North Dakota |
Grand Forks |
N.D. |
257,465 |
| State of Nebraska |
Lincoln |
Neb. |
235,607 |
| State of New Hampshire, Bureau of EMS |
Concord |
N.H. |
245,724 |
| American Red Cross of Central New Jersey |
Princeton |
N.J. |
151,798 |
| New Mexico Department of Health |
Santa Fe |
N.M. |
251,733 |
| The
Board of Regents of the University Community College System of Nevada,
on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
Reno |
Nev. |
200,914 |
| Health Research, Inc. |
Rensselaer |
N.Y. |
227,312 |
| Ohio Department of Public Safety |
Columbus |
Ohio |
267,382 |
| Oklahoma Department of Health |
Oklahoma City |
Okla. |
231,815 |
| Oregon Health and Sciences University |
Portland |
Ore. |
240,397 |
| Pennsylvania Department of Health |
Harrisburg |
Pa. |
260,491 |
| South Carolina State Office of Rural
Health |
Columbia |
S.C. |
256,757 |
| State of South Dakota |
Pierre |
S.D. |
229,624 |
| Tennessee Department of Health |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
259,988 |
| Texas Department of Health |
Austin |
Texas |
269,575 |
| Utah Department of Health |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
222,893 |
| Virginia Department of Health |
Richmond |
Va. |
220,567 |
| State of Vermont |
Burlington |
Vt. |
260,359 |
| Washington Department of Health |
Olympia |
Wash. |
218,267 |
| Wisconsin Department of Health |
Madison |
Wis. |
250,000 |
| West Virginia Department of Health and
Human Resources |
Charleston |
W.Va. |
270,899 |
| Wyoming Department of Health |
Cheyenne |
Wyo. |
249,714 |
| Total: $11,930,001 |
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