This EDA investment supports the appalachian regional healthcare, INC

This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $2,696,000 supports Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. (ARH) with the purchase of three diagnostic scanners for hospitals in Harlan, Morgan, and Perry Counties, Kentucky, as well as an MRI for the Highlands ARH hospital in Floyd County, Kentucky. The diagnostic equipment will help detect diseases early and reduce the need for patients to travel long distances for testing. This project will provide critical healthcare services and medical technology to coal miners and their families in eastern Kentucky, a region economically impacted by recent flash flooding. The award is funded through the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program, which provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. ARH, a non-profit healthcare system in the Appalachian region, has received several federal grants to increase access to healthcare services and medical equipment in underserved communities.

With purchasing three diagnostic scanners for hospitals located in harlan, morgan and perry counties and an MRI for highlands ARH located in floyd county, kentucky. The diagnostic equipment will help detect diseases early and keep patients from having to travel long distances to receive such testing. The project will provide generations of coal miners and their families the ability to obtain diagnostic and treatment for black lung and other preventable fatal diseases. Once completed, eastern kentucky will continue to make improvements to bolster the healthcare industry in a region impacted economically by recent flash flooding, which will lay the groundwork for long-term economic vitality.