MultiPlan Awards $30,000 to Rural Hospitals
NEW YORK (PRWEB) July 25, 2018 -- MultiPlan, Inc. today announced the recipients of its 2018 Rural Health Outreach Grant. The four hospitals selected to receive this year’s grants have each submitted creative proposals for addressing the healthcare needs of people in their community.
The recipients of the 2018 MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant are:
Banner Payson Medical Center in Payson, Arizona will use their grant to obtain Wound Care Certification for two nurses. With this certification, nurses will be able to provide specialized care for burns, pressure ulcers, surgical dressings, and other complicated wounds – treatment that currently must be performed by a physician and is not available within 100 miles of this rural town. The certified wound care nurses will also educate patients and other health care professionals in the community.
Conway Hospital in Conway, South Carolina is taking to the streets to deliver mammography services. The hospital will use MultiPlan’s grant to help purchase a vehicle for their “Mammography on the Move” program. The program will bring 3D mammography imaging to women in the Horry County community who might otherwise not be able to visit the hospital for their breast cancer screening.
Limestone Medical Center in Groesbeck, Texas will help members of the community suffering from congestive heart failure manage their disease. The hospital has an established Congestive Heart Failure Clinic and will use the grant to help educate the community about the resources available at the clinic and to purchase tools that patients can use to monitor themselves at home. With education and outpatient resources, this program will help reduce preventable hospitalizations and readmissions.
Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, Wisconsin is shining a light on Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in their community. They will use the grant to help fund education programs that increase awareness and understanding of dementia-type diseases, decrease the stigma of the disease, and foster community involvement to help improve the lives of those living with dementia. The hospital is also working with local organizations to establish the Juneau County Memory Café, which will offer regularly-scheduled programs, activities and support for individuals with memory issues and their care partners.
About the MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant
Since the program’s inception in 1995, MultiPlan has awarded over half a million dollars to hospitals serving rural communities. Grant recipients use the funds to help them introduce or expand services, education, screenings and other endeavors that support the healthcare needs of people in their communities.
For more information about the MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant and other programs that help support MultiPlan participating hospitals and the patients they serve, visit http://www.multiplan.com/ruralgrant.
About MultiPlan
MultiPlan is committed to helping healthcare payers manage the cost of care, improve their competitiveness and inspire positive change. Leveraging sophisticated technology, data analytics and a team rich with industry experience, the company interprets clients’ needs and customizes innovative solutions that combine its payment integrity, network-based and analytics-based services. MultiPlan is a trusted partner to over 900,000 healthcare providers nationwide and to 700 healthcare payers in the commercial health, property and casualty, and government markets with 60 million members using our networks. MultiPlan is owned by Hellman & Friedman and other investors. For more information, visit multiplan.com.
Susan Timmerman, MultiPlan, http://www.multiplan.com, +1 (781) 895-5800, [email protected]
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