VBCH Receives Centers of Excellence Grant

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services have announced the awardees of Iowa’s Centers of Excellence Program grant totaling more than $2.2 million in funding to support and improve health care delivery in rural Iowa. 

 Centers of Excellence increase access to specialized multi-disciplinary care and are devoted to tackling the major health needs and disparities confronting rural Iowans. 

 The Van Buren County Hospital will offer services in Van Buren, Davis, Jefferson and Lee counties. Local partners came together to form the Southeast Iowa Complex Care Network, which will focus on the needs of geriatric patients and will offer an innovative system of collaboration and managed care that will guide patients with complex care needs to all available resources, while simplifying access to services and delivering improved health outcomes. 

 Each awardee will receive up to $250,000 per year for three years. Contracts will be established with each awardee later this month to begin this work.