FCC Awards COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding to Another 53 Providers

Another 53 healthcare providers have been awarded grants from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program.

To date, 238 providers in 41 states and Washington DC have qualified for funding, accounting for $84.96 million of the $200 billion made available by the CARES Act.

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As with the eight previous funding announcements, this group is a mix of large and small providers, including health systems, hospitals, health centers, clinics, family and community programs. They include:

• The Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex in McComb, MS, which is getting $659,092 to extend its telehealth program across eight counties;
• Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, NY, which is getting $794,909 to improve its enterprise-wide telemedicine platform;
• The Providence St. Joseph Health Consortium in Renton, WA, which was awarded $1 million to equip emergency departments and ICUs across the entire health system with telemedicine equipment;
• Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services in Lorain, OH, which was awarded $26,922 to expand its telehealth programs for addiction and mental health treatment;
• Howard University Hospital in Washington DC, which is getting $881,958 to install telemedicine equipment in its ED, ICUs and medical/surgical units;
• The Floating Hospital in Long Island City, NY, which was awarded $47,658 to expand its telehealth footprint to care for underserved residents in New York, including low-income and homeless families and those living in domestic violence safehouses;
• Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, CO, which is getting $638,842 to expand its telehealth and remote patient monitoring services; and
• The Airline Children’s Clinic in Houston, which is getting $58,312 to purchase a telemedicine cart, laptops for providers, tablets for patient and RPM equipment to establish a telehealth platform to treat COVID-19 patients and develop a long-term connected care strategy.

The COVID-19 Telehealth Program is not a grant program. To receive disbursements, healthcare providers will be required to submit an invoicing form and supporting documentation to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses and services.