1997 Grant Award:
$330,000
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City Regional Hospital will be the hub site in a telemedicine system connecting six rural hospitals serving more than 50,000 residents in nine sparsely populated counties in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Physician shortages are common in these areas and rural physicians lack access to consultations with colleagues and specialist physicians. The RUS grant award will allow the speedy transmission and analysis of patient related information.