Hospitals push Congress for infrastructure funding
Hospitals push Congress for infrastructure funding
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Providers are gearing up for a fight over infrastructure funding, with lobbyists pushing for billions of dollars to modernize and expand facilities, build up the workforce and prepare for the next pandemic.
Congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden are working on a $2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill that touches on nearly every sector of the economy. It could represent the biggest investment in healthcare infrastructure seen in decades, particularly for hospitals serving vulnerable communities. Many hospitals that are serving the safety net have not gone through recent upgrades and are really in facilities that were meant for a much smaller patient population, said Carlos Jackson, vice president of legislative affairs for America s Essential Hospitals, which represents safety-net hospitals. With the impact COVID-19 has
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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.