(WSIL) -- Four southern Illinois health centers have been awarded grants to help fight the spread of COVID-19.
The grants come from the Department of Health and Human Services through their Health Center Cluster funding program.
“Southern Illinois, like the rest of the country, has been hit hard by COVID-19, yet many of our rural hospitals and health centers don’t have access to the same level of resources as those in large metropolitan areas,� said U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12). “These grants will provide Southern Illinois health centers with critical resources to continue fighting COVID-19 and keep communities safe and healthy.�
Receiving grants are:
- Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation in Carterville: $296,184
- Community Health & Emergency Services, Inc. in Cairo: $196,474
- Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation in Christopher: $85,750
- Rural Health, Inc. in Anna: $175,250
