Newman Regional Health has received a $100,000 grant to assist with COVID-19 inpatient care expenses.
The hospital announced Tuesday it had been named the recipient of a grant from the Patterson Family Foundation. The grant funds are intended to be used for covering the cost of pandemic-related equipment, supplies and PPE.
The Kansas City-based foundation is focused on assisting rural communities in Kansas and Missouri. The funds will be used to purchase equipment that will allow Newman to provide obstetrical care for COVID-19 positive mothers, as well as, medical-surgical care to COVID-19 positive patients in the hospital’s intensive care and medical-surgical units.
Newman Chief Operating Officer Julia Pyle says in a media release, “We are thankful for the opportunity this grant provides in ensuring we continue to meet our vision to be a valued, trusted partner and regional provider of exemplary services.”
To qualify for the grant, eligible recipients had to meet a number of criteria including:
* Be a rural-serving hospital in a Kansas or Missouri county with less than a 50,000 total population within a specified region
* Be a nonprofit, or have a related charitable nonprofit entity that can receive the donation
* Provide inpatient care for patients with COVID-19 (will be verified using state-level public health data)
* Have obtained formal price quotes for the equipment or supplies and validated a timely delivery and installation upon purchase
* Can attest to having the appropriately licensed staff in place to operate any equipment that will be purchased using these funds.
For more information on the Patterson Family Foundation visit Pattersonfamilyfoundation.org.
