This Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau was provided to Wayne Memorial Hospital, a non-profit independent hospital in rural northeast Pennsylvania, to acquire a surgical robotic system. The funding, awarded on September 30, 2024, aligns with the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) which enables HHS to provide targeted funding for specific community healthcare projects. The robotic surgery system...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $45,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Charleston Area Medical Center Inc., a non-profit hospital in Charleston, West Virginia. The grant will fund the construction of a new 30,000 square foot, two-story outpatient clinic and state-of-the-art neuroscience institute on the campus of the only Level 1 trauma hospital in southern West Virginia. The facility will support a team-based care...
This federal Project Grant award of $25,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) and will be used by the Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, Inc., doing business as Minnie Hamilton Health System, to support the renovation and expansion of their hospital facility in Grantsville, West Virginia. The grant funding will be used in Phase 2 of the facility upgrades, which includes construction of a new...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the creation of a new surgical observation unit at Potomac Valley Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Keyser, West Virginia. The project will establish 6 observation beds that will allow clinical staff to monitor patients for up to 24 hours before discharge, inpatient admission, or transfer to a larger facility. This...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Camden-On-Gauley Medical Center, Inc., doing business as Camden Family Health, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in Summersville, West Virginia. The funding will support the construction of a new facility to house administrative functions, optical, and x-ray services, allowing the organization to expand its primary care and behavioral...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will provide funding for the construction of an ambulance center for the Roane General Hospital Ambulance Service in Spencer, West Virginia. The center will house parking for the hospital's ambulance vehicles, maintenance space, and operational space for ambulance staffing, including training and on-call facilities. This funding...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $45,096,000 project grant to the Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc. in Ronceverte, West Virginia. The grant funding will support the construction of a 20,000 square foot, one-story medical office building on the campus of Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. The new facility will house hospital-based physician practices that are currently scattered throughout Greenbrier...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $7,415,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Applied Research Foundation of West Virginia. The purpose of this grant is to support Bluefield State University (BSU) in constructing a new 14,000-square-foot wing and renovating existing facilities at the recently acquired Bluefield Regional Medical Center. This project aims to enhance BSU's healthcare infrastructure, expand its healthcare...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $157,000 Project Grant to the Gilmer County Commission in West Virginia under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant funding will support the construction or renovation of healthcare facilities and the purchase of medical equipment for the Gilmer County Ambulance Service, a non-profit organization. This investment aims to address critical healthcare needs and improve access to services for underserved...
The Island Hospital Surgical Services Project is a $10,000,000 federal grant award under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the acquisition and installation of a new surgical robot at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Washington. This technology will enable the hospital to expand its surgical services, improve patient outcomes through less invasive procedures, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2,202,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. in Madison, West Virginia. The grant funding will be used to purchase a da Vinci 5 robotic surgery system to enhance surgical capabilities and improve healthcare access and outcomes for the rural population of Southwestern West Virginia.
The da Vinci 5 system will enable Boone Memorial Hospital to provide advanced, minimally invasive surgical procedures locally, reducing patient travel burdens, shortening recovery times, and decreasing complications compared to open surgery. This advanced technology is expected to create up to 25 new jobs, assist in recruiting surgeons, and generate indirect economic benefits by attracting more businesses and enhancing local economic development in the region. The project aims to combat the opioid crisis by reducing opioid prescriptions post-operation and improve overall healthcare infrastructure and quality of life for underserved rural residents in West Virginia.