Congressman Watkins Announces $109,344 in CARES Act Funding to Expand Telehealth Services at Labette Health Medical Group
Press Contact: Dylan.Jones@mail.house.gov
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2020
Congressman Watkins Announces $109,344 in CARES Act Funding to Expand Telehealth Services at Labette Health Medical Group
Topeka, KS – Today, Congressman Steve Watkins (KS-02) announced $109,344 in CARES Act funding to go towards expanding telehealth services at Labette Health Medical Group in Parsons, KS. The funds will be used for purchasing videoconferencing equipment, telehealth software, telemedicine carts, and laptop computers to provide COVID-19 screenings, with testing for infection as required, and other critical operations through telehealth, such as wellness and annual visits, sick visits, medication refills, and specialty consultations
Congressman Steve Watkins, issued the following statement:
“Expanding access to quality health care in our rural communities is a top priority of mine, and that effort has been amplified amid the COVID-19 health crisis. The CARES Act, which I proudly spoke in support of on the House Floor, set aside $200 million to expand telehealth resources for health care providers so they have the equipment and technology they need to provide cutting-edge health care. I am proud to announce a portion of these funds are headed home to Kansas to help do exactly what I have fought for: expand quality health care to our rural communities.”
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