November 2022 Group Watch: AL Rural Healthcare Providers Get Grants
It’s largely accepted that rural and low-income areas in Alabama are at a disadvantage when it comes to receiving quality health care. To address the concerns of those living in theses areas, the USDA has awarded $7.3 million in emergency rural healthcare grants to rural Alabama. Eleven facilities across the state will receive funds for repairs and improvements, and the USDA estimates that nearly 200,000 rural Alabamians will benefit from them. The entities receiving grants are as follows:
- Troy Hospital Healthcare Authority – $120,000
- Russellville Hospital – $1 million
- Russell Hospital Corporation – $426,600
- Bullock County Development Authority – $299,600
- City of Greenville Healthcare Authority – $910,000
- Tombigbee Healthcare Authority – $910,000
- City of York Healthcare Authority – $114,000
- Marion Medical Center – $437,500
- Healthcare Authority of Winfield – $1 million
- Washington County Healthcare Authority – $1 million
