Tag: telehealth

Center of Excellence Awards Telehealth Grants to Increase Rural Healthcare Access

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Clinical CarePublic Service
Shawn Pruitt at work in his pharmacy, surrounded by medical bottles and supplies.

As it approaches its first anniversary, the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is again expanding healthcare access in rural communities by awarding $135,000 in telehealth grants to six rural health providers or organizations across the state. Each of the six grants totals $22,500. “The Tennessee Rural… Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing Receives $3.9 Million Grant for Mobile Health Unit, Outreach to Lake, Lauderdale Counties

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $3.9 million, four-year grant that will enable the college to provide health care to two rural counties using a mobile health unit. The grant will also allow the college to integrate rural health education into its undergraduate and graduate programs. The Health… Read More