Rural Health
Aspirus receives $500,000 grant to improve service for rural patients
Aspirus officials announced Thursday they will use a nearly $500,000 grant to install video cameras and monitors at its medical facilities so elderly and rural patients can meet with doctors who are hundreds of miles away. (WAUSAU DAILY HERALD, 1/28)
USDA awards $919,000 to three Wisconsin organizations to improve rural health and education
Three Wisconsin organizations recently received more than $919,000 to increase health care and educational access in rural communities. The grants are part of the USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program. More than $34.7 million was awarded to 106 projects in 38 states. (WHN, 1/27)
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