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Rolla hospital gets grant from Center for Rural Health

By Turtle Mountain Star staff
Turtle Mountain Star of Rolla, North Dakota
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Presentation Medical Center has received a grant 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.

The Flex Critical Access Hospital Program Development Grant for $21,100 will be used to establish a system that will automatically send patient information to radiographic and computerized tomography diagnostic equipment in order to decrease the wait before exams and ensure the accuracy of the results.

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. This year, the North Dakota Flex Program distributed approximately $269,000 in grant funds to 15 North Dakota critical access hospitals. In addition to grants, the CRH also uses North Dakota Flex Program funds to provide technical assistance to rural providers for community assessments, internal 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.



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Original Publication Date: December 21, 2009

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