| CT-ORH Announces 2011-12 CT Rural Hospital Quality Improvement Grant Recipients
The CT-ORH is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011-12 Rural Hospital Quality Improvement grant program. Annually, the grant awardees are selected by panel from the applications received by the end of the application period in September. All applications require a full description of the proposed projects including data showing need, submission of a detailed budget, timeline with goals and measureable outcomes. The proposed projects need to have a mission to enhance the quality of rural Connecticut health care or to increase access to health care for Connecticut rural residents.
The 2011-12 grant recipients are:
| Organization |
Project |
Awarded Amount |
| Windham Hospital Foundation |
To develop a program and activities to reduce the re-admission rates for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
$ 6,444.12 |
| New Milford Hospital |
To implement a pilot program to reduce avoidable re-admission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pneumonia and Vascular Disease. |
$10,000.00 |
For more information about these grant initiatives or the CT-ORH grant program, please contact the CT-ORH. |
