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USDA Rural Development announces Distance Learning Telemedicine Grant with Daymark Recovery Services

By Staff Report, posted 2 years ago

State Director Reginald Speight and members of North Carolina Rural Development Team will announce a USDA Distance Learning Telemedicine Grant with Daymark Recovery Services, on Dec. 11 at 10:00 a.m.

Rural Development is investing $635,000 through a USDA Distance Learning Telemedicine Grant to improve access and quality of care to patients by better equipping physicians to provide additional and improved telehealth services in the areas of both mental health and substance abuse.

The equipment purchased with this grant will be used in 18 sites across 21 rural North Carolina counties. 

The announcement event will take place at 5841 US Highway 421 S, in Lillington, North Carolina 27546.

 

Update: as of Dec. 12, 2023: 

Members of North Carolina Rural Development Team announced a USDA Distance Learning Telemedicine Grant with Daymark Recovery Services, at their Lillington location on Monday, Dec. 11.
“Today’s investment will help rural North Carolina residents close the distance to receive quality care when it comes to mental health,” said a member of the Rural Development Team. “The Biden-Harris administration is committed to assist Americans have access to the healthcare they
need, no matter their location in this country.”
 

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