A series of tree-centered events, including tree plantings, will mark Arbor Month in south Lane County following state forester Calvin Mukumoto’s proclamation that all of April is Oregon Arbor Month.…
A series of tree-centered events, including tree plantings, will mark Arbor Month in south Lane County following state forester Calvin Mukumoto’s proclamation that all of April is Oregon Arbor Month.…
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council on Monday continued the process of creating new code to determine when, where and how unhoused people would be allowed to camp in the…
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council on Monday continued the process of creating new code to determine when, where and how unhoused people would be allowed to camp in the…
COTTAGE GROVE – The city manager of Cottage Grove will be evaluated after the mayor requested an executive session to review “the employment-related performance” of the chief executive officer of…
COTTAGE GROVE – The city manager of Cottage Grove will be evaluated after the mayor requested an executive session to review “the employment-related performance” of the chief executive officer of…
After a long, cold winter protecting the unsheltered in Eugene and Springfield, the operations of Egan Warming Centers have concluded. It was a record-setting season. Between November and March, Egan…
After a long, cold winter protecting the unsheltered in Eugene and Springfield, the operations of Egan Warming Centers have concluded. It was a record-setting season. Between November and March, Egan…
Last week, local policy leaders participated in a roundtable discussion about the future of transportation – its growth points, community engagement benchmarks, and climate impact. The event was hosted by…
Last week, local policy leaders participated in a roundtable discussion about the future of transportation – its growth points, community engagement benchmarks, and climate impact. The event was hosted by…
Today, PeaceHealth executives announced they would be closing dozens of hospital beds at RiverBend in Springfield and University District in Eugene. An entire medical unit at RiverBend will also be…
Today, PeaceHealth executives announced they would be closing dozens of hospital beds at RiverBend in Springfield and University District in Eugene. An entire medical unit at RiverBend will also be…
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Grove clinic gets funding
On April 5, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle announced a $1 million investment in a new rural healthcare clinic and training facility, which will be located in Cottage Grove. BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE
COTTAGE GROVE — Last week, rural healthcare advocates celebrated a big win in Cottage Grove — reaching their funding goals for the Federally Qualified South Lane Health Center. The project has been in the works for 16 years and marks a diverse collaboration of federal, state, county and local government partnerships.
On April 5, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle announced a $1 million investment in the new rural healthcare clinic and training facility. This grant will be added to the $1.5 million granted through recently retired Rep. Peter DeFazio by a 2021 House appropriations bill.
“We’re helping address educating healthcare workers,” Torres Small said. “We’re helping provide healthy folks who will then go on to produce our food and our fiber. It’s a small investment that will have dramatic results. We recognize that we’ve got to continue to invest in communities like this.”
The new health center will serve residents of rural Lane and Douglas counties and train the next generation of health care workers in the fields of dental, nursing, medical assisting, and medical reception.
Ryleigh Norgrove is an Oregon-based journalist and photographer. She grew up in the Bay Area before graduating from Willamette University with a degree in English. At The Chronicle, she covers local government, homelessness and breaking news. She’s passionate about starting thoughtful community conversations, solution-oriented reporting and, most importantly, hiking with her dog.
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