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McKinley Announces Funding to Provide Health Care Services to Rural Communities

Press Release

Date: July 5, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) announced that West Virginia University will receive a grant in the amount of $299,992.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its Telehealth Network Program. This program offers important technological tools that include videoconferencing and telemedicine that connect rural health centers with necessary medical professionals and doctors in different parts of the state.

"All too often people who live in rural communities in West Virginia don't have access to the health care services they need. This grant will bolster this important program and ultimately allow more people to receive the quality care they deserve," said McKinley.

Background on HHS Telehealth Network Grant Program/WVU Telehealth Program

The goal of the HHS Telehealth Network Grant Program is to expand access and improve the quality of health care services to rural communities. To learn more about this program, click here.

West Virginia University's Telehealth program specializes in urgent care and outpatient services through telemedicine and video conferencing so patients can access care without leaving their hometown. To learn more about this program, click here.


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