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Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-o8) announced $85,000 in federal grants to improve the quality of two health care facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The first grant totals $36,000 and will be awarded to the Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.; the second grant, which totals $49,000, will be awarded to the Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern PA.

Both grants are part of the Quality Improvement Awards program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They are one-time supplemental awards to recognize achievements in quality of care and are designed to improve the overall quality and efficiency at these health care facilities.

“Investing in health care is incredibly important, and these centers provide excellent and comprehensive care to families in our community,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I continue to be a strong advocate for federal funding that goes directly to health care facilities across Northeastern Pennsylvania, so they have the resources they need to keep up their work.”

“We at Scranton Primary Health Care are very proud of the fact that we have once again been recognized by HRSA for our quality efforts and initiatives, especially while increasing our patient volume by 20% from the previous year,” said Joseph H. Hollander, executive director of the Scranton Primary Health Care Center. “It is because of grant awards like this that Scranton Primary has been able to achieve double digit growth, year over year, for the last five and a half years. In addition, we are extremely proud of the expanded services we offer to the community while maintaining our Patient Centered Medical Home status.”

“We are very excited to receive the supplemental funding for our health care centers,” said Tiffany Tankalavage, president & CEO of the Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern PA. “Due to the high-quality care that our providers are committed to everyday, we were able to achieve these awarded dollars. We are also consistently ensuring our IT infrastructure is up to date to achieve certain additional funds. This funding will be reinvested back into our centers to provide the best patient experience possible in our Patient Centered Medical Home deemed locations.”

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