Mercy Health Partners – Lakeshore Campus Receives $343,096 from USDA Rural Development!
Mercy Health Partners - Lakeshore Campus, accepted a ceremonial check of $343,096 for the “USDA Rural Utilities Services Picture Archiving Communications (PACS) Project,” from the USDA Rural Development on Friday, April 25, 2008.
The money was available through a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant. The Picturing Archiving Communication System will allow Lakeshore to share diagnostic images with other medical facilities, improving the access of area residents to top-quality health care. The total cost of the project is more than $700,000.
USDA Rural Development’s mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development provides equity, liquidity, and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA’s web site at:. http://www.usda.gov.
Renee Raspotnik, Radiology Manager, Jonathon Seyferth, Cong. Hoekstra’s office. Gene DeRossett, UISDA; Jay Bryan CEO; Lori Stephenson, Lab Director e; Angela Emge, MCRH; Ron Mellon, USDA; and Mary Judnich, Senator Stabenow's office. |
