The USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program provided funding to improve access to healthcare and educational services in rural areas. For example, Loring Hospital in Sac City, Iowa, will receive $262,742 to connect its emergency room and outpatient and inpatient centers with local schools and area nursing homes. The Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society will receive $108,820 to purchase video equipment for a ship-based medical examining room.
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