A west Mississippi hospital has been awarded $968,200 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The rural emergency healthcare grant is going to Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital in Rolling Fork - population about 1,900 - to improve healthcare facilities in small towns.
This investment will be used to offset the burden that COVID-19 placed on the Mississippi hospital, including lost revenues, increased staffing expenses and expenses incurred to protect the community and facility from the spread of COVID-19.
USDA Deputy Secretary Torres Small said its Emergency Rural Health Care Grants are helping strengthen rural America’s health care infrastructure to build for the future.
In addition to its contribution to the Mississippi hospital, USDA is awarding $129M in grants to help 172 rural healthcare organizations throughout the nation. Magnola State Live 07/25/23)
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