WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant of $127,543 to Lewistown Hospital for improved health care access in Mifflin County.
“These funds will help health care providers take advantage of technological advancements to provide the best possible care to our rural communities,” said Senator Casey. “I am pleased the USDA recognizes the need to focus on Pennsylvania’s rural communities.”
Funds will be used to add teleradiology equipment at the Lewistown Hospital’s Belleville office so that readings can be done remotely at Lewistown. Equipment will also be added at the Lewistown site to accommodate the additional equipment at Belleville. The project will also give medical professionals in Belleville remote access to current and historic case images on file in Lewistown.
The funding is provided by the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program, which provides access to education, training and health care resources in rural areas.
The DLT grants fall under USDA’s rural development mission area, which is designed to improve the economic stability or rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers to improve quality of life in rural America.
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