Rep. Cartwright Announces $7.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Rural Health Care Providers and Suppliers Impacted by Covid-19 Pandemic
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $7,702,055.67 in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural funding allocated to the Eighth Congressional District. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will be distributing the funds to over 100 providers and suppliers who serve rural Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicare beneficiaries in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
"These funds are critical to ensuring rural communities have access to high-quality and affordable health care services," said Rep. Cartwright. "Health care providers have served our communities with grit and determination throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. American Rescue Plan funding will provide relief to our rural providers and give them the resources they need to provide accessible, high-quality care, and to retain and recruit a strong health workforce. The pandemic is not over, and I will continue to fight for the support our health care providers and patients need during this time."
Rural providers play an integral role in addressing health equity. Research has found that pre-pandemic, 47 percent of rural providers were operating in the red. They were invited to apply for ARP Rural relief funding starting September 29, 2021 and completed their applications by November 3, 2021. In just three weeks, HRSA processed nearly 96 percent of the more than 55,000 ARP Rural applications submitted. Many ARP Rural payment recipients will be eligible for additional funding through the $17 billion Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 opportunity that was made available during the same time period. These funds will also help mitigate pandemic-related financial losses.
The ARP Rural funding will help health care providers in rural areas keep their doors open, address workforce challenges and make up for lost revenue and increased expenses caused by the pandemic. Specifically, providers can use these funds for salaries, recruitment or retention; supplies such as N95 or surgical masks; equipment like ventilators or improved filtration systems; capital investments; information technology; and other expenses related to preventing, preparing for or responding to COVID-19.
PA-08 American Rescue Plan Rural Funding:
100 EDELLA ROAD OPERATIONS LLC
$500.00
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP
ABINGTON MANOR OPCO LLC
$27,374.33
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP
ADVANCED COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATES
$1,888.38
DUNMORE
ALLIED SERVICES INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
$164,267.35
SCRANTON
ALLIED SERVICES PERSONAL CARE, INC.
$85,005.41
WILKES-BARRE
ALLIED SERVICES SKILLED NURSING CENTER
$132,495.79
SCRANTON
AMERICA HOME SOLUTIONS
$3,844.58
AVOCA
BROOKMONT HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC
$41,254.68
EFFORT
CARDIAC ULTRASOUND, INC
$1,264.73
THROOP
CASEY DENTAL INSTITUTE PC
$2,982.19
PITTSTON
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OF PIKE COUNTY
$500.00
MILFORD
CHILDRENS SERVICE CENTER OF WYOMING VALLEY INC
$139,502.38
WILKES-BARRE
CIL CARES
$113,576.17
SCRANTON
COMPASS HOME HEALTH & REHAB LLC
$22,270.17
KINGSTON
DENTAL ASSOCIATES OF NEPA PC
$500.00
WILKES-BARRE
DOCTOR BUTLER EYECARE, LLC
$500.00
WILKES-BARRE
DR. TIMOTHY M OPIEL
$3,038.07
KINGSTON
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERV
$11,952.99
SCRANTON
DUNMORE HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.
$21,747.24
DUNMORE
ELITE SPINE AND SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
$500.00
WILKES-BARRE
ELLEN MEMORIAL LLC
$251,533.81
HONESDALE
ERWINES HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, INC
$2,089.77
KINGSTON
FIRST CHOICE CHIROPRACTIC CENTRES NORTHEAST, INC.
$3,528.67
WAYMART
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE WEST SCRANTON LLC
$3,760.37
SCRANTON
GOODWILL HEALTHCARE INC
$2,533.91
STROUDSBURG
GREATER PITTSTON AMBULANCE
$868.00
PITTSTON
GREEN RIDGE HEALTHCARE GROUP, LLC
$24,409.10
SCRANTON
GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT KINGSTON LLC
$6,076.21
KINGSTON
GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT MOUNTAIN TOP I LLC
$19,700.38
MOUNTAIN TOP
GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT NANTICOKE II LLC
$2,462.55
NANTICOKE
GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT TAYLOR LLC
$15,264.68
TAYLOR
HAZLETON PHYSICAL THERAPY, LLC
$1,900.79
HAZLE TOWNSHIP
HAZLETON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
$84,296.69
HAZLETON
HAZLETON SURGERY CENTER, LLC
$11,846.26
HAZLETON
HEMLOCK FARMS VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE COMPANY
$16,259.98
HAWLEY
HORIZON DENTAL CARE AT CHERRY RIDGE
$6,612.01
HONESDALE
HORIZON DENTAL CARE AT STEAMTOWN
$525.67
SCRANTON
IMAGING ASSOCIATES OF HAZLETON PC
$5,838.44
HAZLETON
IN HOME PERSONAL CARE SERVICES INC
$500.00
MOOSIC
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND SERVICES, INC.
$500.00
KINGSTON
INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING SERVICES, PC
$1,853.30
SCRANTON
J & G SCRANTON HOME CARE, LLC.
$500.00
SCRANTON
JOHN HEINZ INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
$35,029.10
CLARKS SUMMIT
JOHN P DEGENHART DC
$3,735.70
HAZLETON
JT WELLNESS
$500.00
DUNMORE
JULIA RIBAUDO HEALTHCARE GROUP, LLC
$294,284.01
LAKE ARIEL
K & K HEALTH CARE LLC
$69,283.11
SCRANTON
KATHLEEN A LEDET DC
$500.00
REEDERS
KEYSTONE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC.
$21,099.38
CLARKS SUMMIT
KEYSTONE INDEPENDENT LIVING INC.
$500.00
CLARKS SUMMIT
KINGSTON SNF HEALTHCARE LLC
$3,521.66
KINGSTON
LACKAWANNA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES LLC
$1,492.40
SCRANTON
LINDA A SEBASTIAN-FRANTZ MD
$547.81
DUNMORE
MANOR AT ST. LUKE VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC
$31,435.86
HAZLETON
MARWORTH
$2,572.11
MOOSIC
MELISSA M. DWORAK EVALUATION SERVICES, INC.
$655.74
DUNMORE
MERCY CENTER NURSING UNIT
$1,096.30
DALLAS
MID-VALLEY SNF HEALTHCARE LLC
$10,228.69
PECKVILLE
MILFORD VALLEY CONVALESCENT HOME INC
$167,932.92
MILFORD
MOBILEYES
$608.80
EFFORT
MOUNTAIN CITY NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC
$39,015.80
HAZLE TOWNSHIP
MOUNTAIN VIEW CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC
$16,230.50
SCRANTON
MOUNTAIN VIEW ORTHOPAEDICS & ASSOCIATES PC
$2,231.06
HAZLE TOWNSHIP
NANNY'S EYE CARE FOR KIDS, P.C.
$5,338.00
DUNMORE
NICHOLAS MARO
$6,674.71
SCRANTON
NICHOLAS P MARO DPM
$3,250.35
SCRANTON
NORTHEAST PT ASSOCIATES, INC.
$5,399.89
HAZLETON
NORTHEASTERN CHIROPRACTIC LLC
$500.00
COVINGTON TWP
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CORPORATION
$599,293.69
HAZLETON
PARAGON HOME HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
$4,267.02
CARBONDALE
PAVILION AT ST. LUKE VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC
$47,137.34
HAZLETON
PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF KINGSTON, LLC
$671.22
KINGSTON
PINNACLE ORAL SURGERY
$500.00
SCRANTON
POCONO COMMUNITY PHARMACY INC
$500.00
BRODHEADSVILLE
PROGRESSIVE HEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA INC.
$7,641.35
MILFORD
REVOLUTIONARY HOME HEALTH, INC.
$217,287.05
EYNON
REVOLUTIONARY NURSES
$500.00
OLYPHANT
RIVERSTREET CENTER OPCO LLC
$6,884.97
WILKES-BARRE
SAYRE HEALTH CARE CENTER LLC
$272,437.61
SCRANTON
SCRANTON COUNSELING CENTER
$66,276.88
SCRANTON
SCRANTON HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.
$9,361.88
SCRANTON
SCRANTON HEART INSTITUTE PC
$14,228.42
CLARKS GREEN
SCRANTON ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS P C
$83,553.79
DICKSON CITY
SMITH HEALTH CARE LTD
$1,707.54
MOUNTAINTOP
SPED CONSULTING & THERAPY
$2,150.69
EFFORT
ST. MARY'S VILLA NURSING HOME, INC.
$57,101.59
ELMHURST TWP
SUPERIOR CARE PHARMACY INC
$500.00
OLYPHANT
SUSAN E RINK, D.M.D., P.C.
$500.00
DALTON
SUSAN FICKEN PEDIATRIC THERAPY LLC
$3,588.22
SHOHOLA
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY DENTAL GROUP PC
$500.00
PITTSTON
THE ARC OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY
$10,234.61
SCRANTON
THE WRIGHT CENTER MEDICAL GROUP
$64,654.54
SCRANTON
TIMBER RIDGE SNF OPERATIONS LLC
$24,353.56
WILKES-BARRE
TRI COUNTY EAR NOSE THROAT PC
$41,238.62
HONESDALE
UMH PA CORP.
$7,117.70
PITTSTON
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
$2,378.42
SCRANTON
VISION IMAGING OF KINGSTON LLC
$5,235.34
KINGSTON
WAYNE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
$832,516.05
HONESDALE
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$3,135,756.29
HONESDALE
WAYNE WOODLANDS MANOR
$192,196.85
WAYMART
WEST END COMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSN
$13,962.94
EFFORT
WEST ORANGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC
$13,832.54
MILFORD
WILLIAM WALKER HOSE COMPANY
$500.00
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