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I will keep fighting to bring federal resources like this back to Oregon to ensure better health care services for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cQuality and accessible health care throughout our state demands a menu of modern options,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cTelehealth is a key piece of that menu, and I\u2019m gratified that Oregonians on the South Coast will get improved health care access from these telemedicine resources secured by Southern Coos Hospital &amp; Health Center.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis telemedicine grant for Southern Coos Hospital &amp; Health will help residents better access health care services. This will ensure that 3,066 patients on Oregon\u2019s South Coast can receive medical services without having to travel long distances,\u201d Hoyle said. \u201cAll Oregonians should be able to receive the health care they need, no matter where they live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, which supports rural communities across the nation with federal resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds will be used to equip four hub\/end-user sites throughout Coos County with essential hardware and tools for telemedicine, &#8220;connecting residents to the health care services they need and deserve,&#8221; the media release stated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCBY WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) Tuesday announced Southern Coos Hospital &amp; Health Center was awarded a federal grant of $165,252 to deliver health care services via telemedicine, directly benefiting 3,066 patients on Oregon\u2019s rural South Coast, according to a joint statement. \u201cRural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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