WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant of $351,748 to Wayne Memorial Hospital for increased access to health care services in rural areas.
“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 purchase teleradiology equipment at Wayne Memorial Hospital and the Wayne Memorial Pike County Health Center which will allow them to obtain readings from six specialist radiologist centers. In addition, a telestroke system will be installed at Wayne Memorial Hospital that provides real-time links to specialist neurologists at the Geisinger Center in Danville.
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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