Baptist Health Corbin gets $1 million federal grant

Baptist Health Corbin is getting a $1 million federal grant to help purchase new equipment, including: pulmonary function test body box, nuclear camera, laryngoscope, defibrillators, and a centrifuge, all of which will improve the emergency department’s capacity to diagnose and treat local residents.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Dr. Tom Carew announced on Oct. 12 that over $4.4 million in grants were being made to improve health care in rural Kentucky.

“The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact on our rural health care providers,” Carew said. “It also highlighted some vulnerabilities in our system, and the projects announced today (Oct. 12) will address those by better equipping health care facilities and helping to address nutrition and food insecurity. No matter where you live, the Biden-Harris administration is committed to making sure you have access to high-quality health care services.”