Funding to improve pharmacy services

The Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care have awarded grants totaling $180,000 to preserve access to prescription medications and pharmacy services in several communities in greater Minnesota.

The funding comes from the Rural Pharmacy Planning and Transition Grant Program, which was enacted by the 2005 Minnesota Legislature as part of the Rural Pharmacy Preservation Act.

The grants are being awarded as follows: Cass Lake Indian Hospital, Cass Lake, will receive $10,000 for a telepharmacy project serving remote areas of the Leech Lake Reservation; and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby, will use their $35,500 grant for a multi-site telepharmacy project, to provide after-hours access to a pharmacist, for participating hospitals.

The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care will begin accepting applications for 2007 grants early next year.

For more information, visit the Web site of the Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.

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