USDA Grant Boosts SRMC Telehealth Program

Sidney Regional Medical Center and other Panhandle hospitals got a boost in providing advanced services with a telemedicine grant from USDA Rural Development. The $265,159 grant was announced last week, with the award going to the Rural Nebraska Healthcare Network, of which SRMC is a part.

In making the announcement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas.

“Empowering rural Americans with access to services for quality of life and economic development is critic...