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Rep. Cartwright Announces $7.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Rural Health Care Providers and Suppliers Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

Eighth Congressional District, Pennsylvania – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $7,702,055.67 in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural funding allocated to the Eighth Congressional District. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will be distributing the funds to over 100 providers and suppliers who serve rural Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicare beneficiaries in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

“These funds are critical to ensuring rural communities have access to high-quality and affordable health care services,” said Rep. Cartwright. “Health care providers have served our communities with grit and determination throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. American Rescue Plan funding will provide relief to our rural providers and give them the resources they need to provide accessible, high-quality care, and to retain and recruit a strong health workforce. The pandemic is not over, and I will continue to fight for the support our health care providers and patients need during this time.”

Rural providers play an integral role in addressing health equity. Research has found that pre-pandemic, 47 percent of rural providers were operating in the red. They were invited to apply for ARP Rural relief funding starting September 29, 2021 and completed their applications by November 3, 2021. In just three weeks, HRSA processed nearly 96 percent of the more than 55,000 ARP Rural applications submitted. Many ARP Rural payment recipients will be eligible for additional funding through the $17 billion Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 opportunity that was made available during the same time period. These funds will also help mitigate pandemic-related financial losses.

The ARP Rural funding will help health care providers in rural areas keep their doors open, address workforce challenges and make up for lost revenue and increased expenses caused by the pandemic. Specifically, providers can use these funds for salaries, recruitment or retention; supplies such as N95 or surgical masks; equipment like ventilators or improved filtration systems; capital investments; information technology; and other expenses related to preventing, preparing for or responding to COVID-19.

 PA-08 American Rescue Plan Rural Funding:

100 EDELLA ROAD OPERATIONS LLC

$500.00

SOUTH ABINGTON TWP

ABINGTON MANOR OPCO LLC

$27,374.33

SOUTH ABINGTON TWP

ADVANCED COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATES

$1,888.38

DUNMORE

ALLIED SERVICES INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE

$164,267.35

SCRANTON

ALLIED SERVICES PERSONAL CARE, INC.

$85,005.41

WILKES-BARRE

ALLIED SERVICES SKILLED NURSING CENTER

$132,495.79

SCRANTON

AMERICA HOME SOLUTIONS

$3,844.58

AVOCA

BROOKMONT HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC

$41,254.68

EFFORT

CARDIAC ULTRASOUND, INC

$1,264.73

THROOP

CASEY DENTAL INSTITUTE PC

$2,982.19

PITTSTON

CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OF PIKE COUNTY

$500.00

MILFORD

CHILDRENS SERVICE CENTER OF WYOMING VALLEY INC

$139,502.38

WILKES-BARRE

CIL CARES

$113,576.17

SCRANTON

COMPASS HOME HEALTH & REHAB LLC

$22,270.17

KINGSTON

DENTAL ASSOCIATES OF NEPA PC

$500.00

WILKES-BARRE

DOCTOR BUTLER EYECARE, LLC

$500.00

WILKES-BARRE

DR. TIMOTHY M OPIEL

$3,038.07

KINGSTON

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERV

$11,952.99

SCRANTON

DUNMORE HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.

$21,747.24

DUNMORE

ELITE SPINE AND SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY

$500.00

WILKES-BARRE

ELLEN MEMORIAL LLC

$251,533.81

HONESDALE

ERWINES HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, INC

$2,089.77

KINGSTON

FIRST CHOICE CHIROPRACTIC CENTRES NORTHEAST, INC.

$3,528.67

WAYMART

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE WEST SCRANTON LLC

$3,760.37

SCRANTON

GOODWILL HEALTHCARE INC

$2,533.91

STROUDSBURG

GREATER PITTSTON AMBULANCE

$868.00

PITTSTON

GREEN RIDGE HEALTHCARE GROUP, LLC

$24,409.10

SCRANTON

GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT KINGSTON LLC

$6,076.21

KINGSTON

GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT MOUNTAIN TOP I LLC

$19,700.38

MOUNTAIN TOP

GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT NANTICOKE II LLC

$2,462.55

NANTICOKE

GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT TAYLOR LLC

$15,264.68

TAYLOR

HAZLETON PHYSICAL THERAPY, LLC

$1,900.79

HAZLE TOWNSHIP

HAZLETON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$84,296.69

HAZLETON

HAZLETON SURGERY CENTER, LLC

$11,846.26

HAZLETON

HEMLOCK FARMS VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE COMPANY

$16,259.98

HAWLEY

HORIZON DENTAL CARE AT CHERRY RIDGE

$6,612.01

HONESDALE

HORIZON DENTAL CARE AT STEAMTOWN

$525.67

SCRANTON

IMAGING ASSOCIATES OF HAZLETON PC

$5,838.44

HAZLETON

IN HOME PERSONAL CARE SERVICES INC

$500.00

MOOSIC

INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND SERVICES, INC.

$500.00

KINGSTON

INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING SERVICES, PC

$1,853.30

SCRANTON

J & G SCRANTON HOME CARE, LLC.

$500.00

SCRANTON

JOHN HEINZ INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE

$35,029.10

CLARKS SUMMIT

JOHN P DEGENHART DC

$3,735.70

HAZLETON

JT WELLNESS

$500.00

DUNMORE

JULIA RIBAUDO HEALTHCARE GROUP, LLC

$294,284.01

LAKE ARIEL

K & K HEALTH CARE LLC

$69,283.11

SCRANTON

KATHLEEN A LEDET DC

$500.00

REEDERS

KEYSTONE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC.

$21,099.38

CLARKS SUMMIT

KEYSTONE INDEPENDENT LIVING INC.

$500.00

CLARKS SUMMIT

KINGSTON SNF HEALTHCARE LLC

$3,521.66

KINGSTON

LACKAWANNA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES LLC

$1,492.40

SCRANTON

LINDA A SEBASTIAN-FRANTZ MD

$547.81

DUNMORE

MANOR AT ST. LUKE VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC

$31,435.86

HAZLETON

MARWORTH

$2,572.11

MOOSIC

MELISSA M. DWORAK EVALUATION SERVICES, INC.

$655.74

DUNMORE

MERCY CENTER NURSING UNIT

$1,096.30

DALLAS

MID-VALLEY SNF HEALTHCARE LLC

$10,228.69

PECKVILLE

MILFORD VALLEY CONVALESCENT HOME INC

$167,932.92

MILFORD

MOBILEYES

$608.80

EFFORT

MOUNTAIN CITY NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC

$39,015.80

HAZLE TOWNSHIP

MOUNTAIN VIEW CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC

$16,230.50

SCRANTON

MOUNTAIN VIEW ORTHOPAEDICS & ASSOCIATES PC

$2,231.06

HAZLE TOWNSHIP

NANNY'S EYE CARE FOR KIDS, P.C.

$5,338.00

DUNMORE

NICHOLAS MARO

$6,674.71

SCRANTON

NICHOLAS P MARO DPM

$3,250.35

SCRANTON

NORTHEAST PT ASSOCIATES, INC.

$5,399.89

HAZLETON

NORTHEASTERN CHIROPRACTIC LLC

$500.00

COVINGTON TWP

NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CORPORATION

$599,293.69

HAZLETON

PARAGON HOME HEALTH CARE CORPORATION

$4,267.02

CARBONDALE

PAVILION AT ST. LUKE VILLAGE FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC

$47,137.34

HAZLETON

PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF KINGSTON, LLC

$671.22

KINGSTON

PINNACLE ORAL SURGERY

$500.00

SCRANTON

POCONO COMMUNITY PHARMACY INC

$500.00

BRODHEADSVILLE

PROGRESSIVE HEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA INC.

$7,641.35

MILFORD

REVOLUTIONARY HOME HEALTH, INC.

$217,287.05

EYNON

REVOLUTIONARY NURSES

$500.00

OLYPHANT

RIVERSTREET CENTER OPCO LLC

$6,884.97

WILKES-BARRE

SAYRE HEALTH CARE CENTER LLC

$272,437.61

SCRANTON

SCRANTON COUNSELING CENTER

$66,276.88

SCRANTON

SCRANTON HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.

$9,361.88

SCRANTON

SCRANTON HEART INSTITUTE PC

$14,228.42

CLARKS GREEN

SCRANTON ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS P C

$83,553.79

DICKSON CITY

SMITH HEALTH CARE LTD

$1,707.54

MOUNTAINTOP

SPED CONSULTING & THERAPY

$2,150.69

EFFORT

ST. MARY'S VILLA NURSING HOME, INC.

$57,101.59

ELMHURST TWP

SUPERIOR CARE PHARMACY INC

$500.00

OLYPHANT

SUSAN E RINK, D.M.D., P.C.

$500.00

DALTON

SUSAN FICKEN PEDIATRIC THERAPY LLC

$3,588.22

SHOHOLA

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY DENTAL GROUP PC

$500.00

PITTSTON

THE ARC OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY

$10,234.61

SCRANTON

THE WRIGHT CENTER MEDICAL GROUP

$64,654.54

SCRANTON

TIMBER RIDGE SNF OPERATIONS LLC

$24,353.56

WILKES-BARRE

TRI COUNTY EAR NOSE THROAT PC

$41,238.62

HONESDALE

UMH PA CORP.

$7,117.70

PITTSTON

UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

$2,378.42

SCRANTON

VISION IMAGING OF KINGSTON LLC

$5,235.34

KINGSTON

WAYNE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

$832,516.05

HONESDALE

WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

$3,135,756.29

HONESDALE

WAYNE WOODLANDS MANOR

$192,196.85

WAYMART

WEST END COMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSN

$13,962.94

EFFORT

WEST ORANGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC

$13,832.54

MILFORD

WILLIAM WALKER HOSE COMPANY

$500.00

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