EMCH gets grant for surgery expansion

By Jesse Chaney
Brush News-Tribune Staff Writer

BRUSH, Colo. (Sept. 22, 2009) -- During a presentation last week, East Morgan County Hospital received its first grant award for a project that would expand and remodel the hospital’s surgery center.

Presented by representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program, the $25,000 Community Facility grant was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“This is the first grant that has come through,” said EMCH CEO Nancy Schmid, adding that the hospital has applied for a number of other grants to help fund the $3.8 million project.

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