[1st-mile-nm] FCC Telehealth Funding in NM

[Richard Lowenberg]

FCC ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $40.46 MILLION AWARDED
AS PART OF COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, October 21, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today
approved an additional 71 applications for funding commitments totaling 
$40,468,845 for
Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s third 
funding announcement
of approved Round 2 applications bringing the total to approximately 
$123.6 million awarded to health care providers in each state, 
territory, and the District of Columbia.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-third-set-awards-covid-19-telehealth-round-2-0

Funded in NM:

First Nations Community HealthSource in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a 
Federally
Qualified Health Center that serves Tribal and Hispanic communities, was 
awarded
$655,395 for laptops and connected devices that support remote patient 
monitoring,
which will help ensure proper treatment of patients in their homes 
without requiring inperson visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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