BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - Novant Health Pender Medical Center has received nearly $50,000 in grant funding for more than a dozen training programs, workshops an .
Ashe Hospital Receives Grant From NC Healthcare Foundation Published: 19 January 2021
Ashe Memorial Hospital recently received a $149,839.42 grant through the North Carolina Healthcare Foundation and the COVID-19 Hospital Preparedness Program.
The Ashe Post and Times reports the funding is intended to support the urgent preparedness and response needs of hospitals, health systems and health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic while also strengthening their ability to protect their patients, staff and communities.
With the additional funding, Ashe Memorial Hospital will purchase additional beds and additional COVID-unit specific equipment, including a crash cart, a LUCAS Chest Compression System, a vital signs machine, pulse ox meters and iPads for isolated patients to communicate with their families.