USDA Investing $110 Million to Improve Rural Healthcare

Earlier this week, USDA Rural Development Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the agency is awarding $110 million in grants to improve healthcare facilities in rural towns across America.  These grants will help 208 rural healthcare organizations expand critical services for five million people in 43 states and Guam.

“Access to modern and sustainable healthcare infrastructure is critical to the health, well-being, and prosperity for the millions of people who live in rural and tribal communities,” she said. “That’s why we are committed to making sure that the people who need it most, no matter where they live, have access to high-quality and reliable health services like urgent care, primary care, and dental care.”

Torres Small also says through the Emergency Rural Health Care Grants, USDA is being a ”strong partner” to people across the impacted regions.  The investments she noted will help build, renovate, and equip rural hospitals and clinics.

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