Catholic Medical Center in Manchester and Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth will receive a total of $1,307,324 in federal grant funding from the Federal Communications Commission to help strengthen telehealth services as communities continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Manchester Ink Link.
Catholic Medical Center in Manchester was awarded $1,000,000 to purchase laptops, tablets, and data plans to allow for remote patient evaluations and enhance other telehealth applications. Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth was awarded $307,324 to purchase tablets and wireless network infrastructure upgrades, to help the hospital expand current telehealth offerings and outreach to unserved populations including long-term care facilities and a veteran housing complex. Read more.
