联邦农业部官员10月25日走访迪科拉乡村医院，70万美元拨款添置手术机器人
美国农业部农村发展事务副部长格伦·史密斯10月25日走访爱荷华州迪科拉的温纳希克医疗中心，实地了解联邦资金如何改善乡村医疗服务。随行的有联邦众议员阿什莉·欣森和农业部农村发展事务爱荷华州主任迈克·塞克斯顿。
温纳希克医疗中心获得农业部社区设施直接贷款与拨款项目提供的70万美元拨款，用于安装一台手术机器人，提升医疗服务质量，并帮助缩短住院手术的平均住院时间。史密斯表示，乡村社区理应拥有现代化的医疗设施与设备，让居民在家门口就能获得安全、高质量的医疗服务；联邦政府正在全国投资医疗项目，确保乡村地区获得可靠、可持续的医疗服务。
这台设备将提高医院的接诊能力，有助于招募医护人员、留住外科医生，改善温纳希克县及周边乡村地区的医疗条件。塞克斯顿说，乡村社区需要现代化的基础设施，才能让个人与家庭安居乐业、成长发展。对迪科拉这样的小城来说，一台手术机器人不只是一台设备，更是留住医生、留住病人的关键一步。
来源：GSM·美国
USDA Official Visits Rural Hospital in Decorah, Iowa, Where $700,000 Grant Funds a Surgical Robot
Glenn Smith, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, visited Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, on October 25 to see firsthand how federal funding is improving rural health care. He was joined by U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson and Mike Sexton, the USDA Rural Development state director for Iowa.
Winneshiek Medical Center has received a $700,000 award through the USDA's Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program to install a surgical robot, improve the quality of care, and help shorten average hospital stays for surgical patients. Smith said rural communities deserve modern medical facilities and equipment so residents can receive safe, high-quality care close to home, and that the federal government is investing in health projects nationwide to ensure rural areas have reliable, sustainable care.
The new equipment will expand the hospital's capacity, help recruit medical staff and retain surgeons, and improve health care across Winneshiek County and surrounding rural areas. Sexton said rural communities need modern infrastructure for individuals and families to settle down and thrive. For a small city like Decorah, a surgical robot is more than a piece of equipment — it is a key step in keeping doctors, and patients, in town.
Source: GSM·USA
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图片来源：爱荷华州迪科拉市中心街景（资料图）。图片来源：Bobak Ha'Eri / Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0。Downtown Decorah, Iowa (file photo). Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
