Rural Hospitals Receive Grants Through UND Center for Rural Health Program
Dec 18,
2009
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Fifteen rural North Dakota communities will benefit from grants provided to rural hospitals through the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program administered through the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
This year the North Dakota Flex Program distributed approximately $269,000 through 20 grants to help rural hospitals across the state improve emergency services, purchase diagnostic equipment, train staff and volunteers, educate community members, update health information systems, and improve the delivery of health care. Some hospitals will use the funds, for example, to provide critical training to emergency services staff and volunteers, purchase new equipment for emergency pediatric care or diagnostic scanners, enhance cardiac rehabilitation, conduct health screenings, educate students about health careers, or develop plans to upgrade facilities.
Facilities that received grants include:
St. Andrew’s Health Center, Bottineau
Southwest Healthcare Services, Bowman
St. Luke’s Hospital, Crosby
Garrison Memorial Hospital, Garrison
St. Aloisius Medical Center, Harvey
Sakakawea Medical Center, Hazen
Union Hospital, Mayville
Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood
First Care Health Center, Park River
Presentation Medical Center, Rolla
Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby
Mountrail County Medical Center, Stanley
Tioga Medical Center, Tioga
Community Memorial Hospital, Turtle Lake
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Inc., Watford City
The North Dakota Flex Program, funded through a grant from the federal Office of Rural Health Policy (Health Resources and Services Administration), is a state-based partnership that works with and assists rural hospitals to stabilize and sustain their local health care infrastructure. In addition to grants, the CRH also uses North Dakota Flex Program funds to provide technical assistance to rural providers for community assessments, staff surveys, and strategic planning.
The CRH administers the North Dakota Flex Program, which also includes formal partnerships with the North Dakota Department of Health, the North Dakota Healthcare Review, Inc., and the North Dakota Healthcare Association.
Contact: Denis MacLeod, communications coordinator, Center for Rural Health, (701) 777-3300, dmacleod@medicine.nodak.edu
