Arkansas lawmakers awarded nearly $5 million in federal funds to a rural Southeast Arkansas hospital that will start merging with the Baptist Health system on July 1.
Drew Memorial Health System will receive $4,926,897 from the pot of money, originally more than $1.5 billion, allocated to Arkansas from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to MagnoliaReporter.com.
The Arkansas Legislative Council’s Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review subcommittee approved the relief funds for the hospital in Monticello with no audible dissent.
Drew Memorial Health System will be the third rural hospital in Arkansas to receive ARPA funds, after Ouachita County Medical Center in September 2022 and Sevier County Medical Center in December. Read more.
