Iowa is getting more than $209 million in federal funding aimed at improving health care in rural communities across the state. The money will help rural hospitals upgrade equipment, expand cancer screenings, improve maternal health services, and bring more advanced medical care closer to home.
According to a recent news release from the Department of Health and Human Services, the funding comes through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program and will be used as part of Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns initiative. The goal is to make it easier for people living in rural areas to get the care they need without traveling long distances to urban centers…