Tonopah trustees back fast-moving push for Rural Health Transformation funding
Town representative Joe Westerlund told the Northern Nye County Hospital District board the $179.9 million Rural Health Transformation program could fund a clinic hub for Tonopah and neighboring Esmeralda County; trustees agreed to form a task force and meet frequently to prepare grant applications.
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Joe Westerlund, a Town of Tonopah representative, told the Northern Nye County Hospital District board that participants at a March steering committee in Reno described the federal Rural Health Transformation program as an opportunity for small rural communities and that “just remember there’s 179,900,000 available.” Westerlund urged the board to prioritize a small set of feasible projects so Tonopah and Esmeralda County — which he said meet the program’s rural criteria — would have a chance in early award tranches.
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