Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces $1,131,800 Awarded to Rural Health Care Facilities in the Second Congressional District
(BOLTON, MS) Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Grants to the following:
Recipient/Location | Amount | Purpose |
Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center/ Holmes County | $750,000 | This Rural Development investment will be used to increase the capacity for vaccine distribution, provide medical supplies, increase access to telehealth, and assist with renovations. |
Yalobusha General Hospital/ Water Valley, MS | $381,800 | This Rural Development investment will be used to improve community health outcomes by strengthening the backbone of the healthcare workforce in a rural, economically at-risk, and medically underserved county by upgrading the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and other critical equipment at Yalobusha General Hospital. |