Federal Funding For New Paltz Telehealth Services

NEW PALTZ, NY — Almost $1 million in federal funding that will help provide telehealth services to New Yorkers affected by the new coronavirus outbreak was announced Friday by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. The funding was allocated through the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

According to a spokesperson, Telehealth Program funding will help connect providers with patients during the coronavirus pandemic, while preventing unnecessary visits to overcrowded hospitals and emergency rooms.

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The fourth round of Telehealth Program funding awarded $729,118 to The Institute for Family Health in New Paltz, one of the largest federally qualified health center networks in New York. This funding will serve 16 community centers, including group homes for the developmentally disabled, and will provide telehealth visits for primary medical and preventive care, mental health care, and care management services.

Additionally, the New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center in Jamaica received $126,799 to implement telehealth services for low-income and at-risk patients struggling with mental health issues.

In New Hyde Park, the Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation was awarded $97,965 for remote monitoring devices to care for elderly and chronically ill patients in its 527-bed nursing facility and rehabilitation center.

The Service Program for Older People, Inc. in New York City was awarded $26,180 to provide comprehensive mental health services to adults aged 55 and older who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19.

Gillibrand said, as the country combats the coronavirus outbreak, affordable and effective health care is crucial for the safety of New Yorkers.

“Telehealth services will help ensure that high-risk populations have access to safe and quality health care," she said. "I will continue fighting for the resources needed to keep both our communities and health care workers safe during this unprecedented health crisis.”

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