Local and area Health Centers getting money for testing for Covid-19

(Washington, D. C.)–Missouri U-S Senator Roy Blunt has announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly 12-million dollars in coronavirus response grant funding to 29 Missouri health centers. The funding will be used to expand testing capabilities, purchase personal protective equipment, and help cover the costs of other coronavirus-related response activities. The Richland Medical Center will be receiving $368,704 in funding to expand testing capabilities, including walk-up and drive-through testing, and to purchase the equipment they need to better protect themselves.
South Central Missouri Community Health Center in Rolla will be receiving $208,399 in this release of coronavirus response grant funding.