Small Hospitals Receive Grants Through UND Center for Rural Health Program
Apr 9,
2008
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Fifteen rural North Dakota communities will benefit from grants given to small hospitals through the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex) administered through the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
This year the North Dakota Flex program distributed approximately $230,000 in grant funds to 15 small hospitals across the state to fund studies and evaluations of the facilities, establish new programs, purchase new equipment and provide training to staff and volunteers.
Facilities that received grants include:
Ashley Medical Center
Bowman-Southwest Healthcare Services
Cooperstown Medical Center
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Grafton-Unity Medical Center
Harvey-St. Aloisius Medical Center
Hazen-Sakakawea Medical Center
McVille-Nelson County Health System
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Park River-First Care Health Center
Rolla-Presentation Medical Center
Tioga Medical Center
Turtle Lake-Community Memorial Hospital
Valley City-Mercy Hospital
Williston-Mercy Medical Center
The 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, CRH also uses Flex funds to provide technical assistance to rural providers such as community assessments, internal surveys, and strategic planning.
The Center for Rural Health 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.
