西弗吉尼亚州宣布逾340万美元农村医疗拨款：WVU Health 扩慢病居家监测与机动医护队
西弗吉尼亚州州长 Patrick Morrisey 10月19日在州府 Charleston 宣布，西弗吉尼亚州农村医疗转型计划（West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program）向西弗吉尼亚大学医疗系统（West Virginia University Health System，WVU Health）发放逾340万美元拨款，用于扩大慢性病患者的居家照护，并缓解农村医院的人手短缺。
其中一笔逾250万美元的拨款经由州「联网护理网」（Connected Care Grid，CCG）计划发放，支持 WVU Health 扩大对糖尿病与高血压患者的服务：由本州护士与医护人员组成团队，直接与患者对接、协助其在家监测健康状况、出现问题时及时转介就医。该项目首年预计服务约1,200名患者，覆盖全州全部55个县；符合条件的患者出院前即可登记监测服务，衔接出院回家的过渡期。
另一笔90万美元拨款经由「山区州护理力量」（Mountain State Care Force，MSCF）计划发放，支持 WVU Health 建立一支可全州调派的医护人力池，在医院出现人手短缺时驰援，重点支持农村医院与关键通道医院（critical access hospitals）；拨款还将加快医护人员跨院执业的准备流程。
州卫生厅长 Dr. Arvin Singh 表示，WVU Health 已在全州多地服务患者，此次投资将帮助更多人管理慢性病、与医护保持连接、在离家更近的地方获得支持。联邦医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services，CMS）主任 Dr. Mehmet Oz 表示，联邦农村医疗转型计划正为各州提供资源以强化农村医疗系统。州长办公室称，后续拨款将随该计划推进陆续公布；该计划由 CMS 总额约1.99亿美元的联邦资助支持。
West Virginia Announces More Than $3.4 Million in Rural Health Awards: WVU Health to Expand Home Monitoring and a Mobile Care Workforce
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced in Charleston on October 19 that the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program has awarded more than $3.4 million to the West Virginia University Health System (WVU Health) to expand care for patients with chronic conditions and help rural hospitals address staffing shortages.
One award, totaling more than $2.5 million through the state's Connected Care Grid (CCG) initiative, will help WVU Health expand support for West Virginians living with diabetes and high blood pressure. A team of West Virginia-based nurses and healthcare staff will work directly with patients, help them monitor their health from home, and connect them with care when problems arise. The program is expected to serve approximately 1,200 patients in its first year, across all 55 counties, and eligible patients leaving the hospital can enroll in monitoring before returning home.
A second award of $900,000 through the Mountain State Care Force (MSCF) initiative will help WVU Health create a statewide pool of healthcare professionals who can be deployed to hospitals experiencing staffing shortages, with a focus on rural and critical access hospitals. The funding will also speed up the process of preparing providers to work across multiple WVU Health facilities.
Secretary of Health Dr. Arvin Singh said WVU Health already serves patients across West Virginia and the investment will help more people manage chronic conditions and stay connected to their providers. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said the federal Rural Health Transformation Program is giving states resources to strengthen rural health systems. The governor's office said additional awards will be announced as the program proceeds; the state program is supported by a CMS financial assistance award totaling about $199.5 million.
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