Four states receive grants through Rural Expansion Program
- Published August 30, 2021
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The Health Resources and Services Administration Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program has announced four supplemental grant recipients through its State Partnership Rural Expansion Program.
The recipients are:
- Colorado EMSC
- Kentucky EMSC
- Tennessee EMSC
- Wisconsin EMSC
The funded programs respond to gaps in the readiness to care for children in prehospital EMS and emergency departments in rural, remote, and/or tribal areas. The programs focus on the following objectives:
- Increase the number of hospitals in rural, remote, and/or tribal communities that are recognized by a state, regional, or territorial pediatric medical recognition program; or
- Increase the number of pediatric emergency care coordinators in rural, remote, and/or tribal EMS agencies.
More information on the grants will be available soon.