Tester announces $679,000 UM College of Health
Funding will be used to expand telehealth services to Montana’s underserved, rural, and Tribal communities
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News from the office of Senator Tester
BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced $679,441 in new Federal Communications Commission pandemic relief funding for the University of Montana College of Health in Missoula to purchase telemedicine kits. The kits will enable critical, remote telehealth services. Funding will also provide internet connected devices for remote patient monitoring services during the pandemic for underserved, rural, and Tribal populations within the state.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that telehealth services are more essential than ever for folks in rural Montana who often need to drive hours to access basic health care,” said Tester. “I’m proud to have secured these resources for the University of Montana College of Health, which will be a game changer for our state’s underserved communities that need it the most, and I will continue to aggressively hold the FCC accountable to ensure that Montana is never left behind.”
Funding for the University of Montana College of Health in Missoula comes in the second round of the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program Awards, which was established as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
