West Virginia Awards $8 Million in Rural Health Transformation Grants
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced more than $8 million in awards from West Virginia's federal Rural Health Transformation Program funds. Community Care of West Virginia, a federally qualified health center, will receive $1.1 million for telehealth upgrades, a mobile healthcare unit, workforce training, and an apprenticeship program. The Minnie Hamilton Health Center will get $4 million for a mobile healthcare unit, drone supply delivery, and AI-supported clinical documentation, while $3.2 million will fund AI ambient listening technology at five hospitals, a telehealth hub for rural skilled nursing residents, and staffing support through Vandalia Health. West Virginia received $199 million total under the program, created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, for 2026.
Rural hospitals, FQHCs, and skilled nursing providers in West Virginia should track these awards for workforce, telehealth, and technology investments that could affect care delivery and staffing capacity tied to this federal rural health funding stream.
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