HARRIS – Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills has been awarded $100,000 through the Rural Health Network Development Program to establish the Sullivan Transportation Health Access and Reliability Task Force in Sullivan County.
The grant was awarded by the federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In partnership with Garnet Health Doctors, Rolling V Corporation, and the Sullivan County Division of Community Resources, the network will focus on expanding healthcare access, specifically access designed to help rural residents with no personal transportation options to receive the care they need via a coordinated and accessible transportation system.
“Many of our patients are unable to get to and from their medical appointments due to a lack of or unreliable public transportation, making it difficult to procure the medical services that they sorely need,” said Garnet Catskills Chief Operating Officer Jerry Dunlavey. “A planning grant like this, with the help of our STHART Network partners, will effectively formulate a road map to lessen this barrier.”
