CANTON -- North Country Community Health Center will receive $286,279 from the Department of Health and Human Services to increase capacity for COVID-19 testing.
The funding for health centers is part of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The legislation provides funding for small businesses and individuals financially affected by COVID-19, additional funding for hospitals and healthcare providers, and increased testing capabilities to help track the spread and impact of the coronavirus, HHS said.
HRSA-funded health centers will use this funding to expand the range of testing and testing-related activities to best address the needs of their local communities, including the purchase of personal protective equipment; training for staff, outreach, procurement and administration of tests; laboratory services; notifying identified contacts of infected health center patients of their exposure to COVID-19; and the expansion of walk-up or drive-up testing capabilities, HHS said.
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