State awards grants to help provide access to quality healthcare services
The Tennessee Department of Health is announcing the second round of grant awards today from the Healthcare Resiliency Program, dedicated to expanding Tennessee’s capacity to provide quality healthcare services.
“This historic investment will strengthen our state’s ability to deliver quality healthcare for vulnerable Tennesseans across the state,” said Governor Bill Lee. “I commend the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group for wisely stewarding these grant funds to transform care and services for Tennessee families.”
TDH will make $119 million in funding available in the HRP’s second, and final, round of grants awarded to 41 eligible applicants, for Capital Investment projects, to expand brick-and-mortar healthcare capacity, and for Practice Transformation and Extension projects, to improve access to healthcare services.
“Applying lessons learned from the pandemic these resources can help develop new models of delivery of healthcare services that are efficient with enhanced quality and create more access to care,” Sen. Bo Watson (R-Hixson) said. “Healthcare systems have been treading water due to the financial pressure of the past 3 years. These resources will provide some relief.”