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February 20, 2020Center for Disability Services Awarded Grant
The Center for Disability Services is excited to announce they have been awarded a grant through New York State’s Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program! This grant helped the Center to further enhance Center Health Care’s services, offering Telemedicine Alternatives to the Emergency Room and Urgent Care for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The Center installed Telemedicine Alternatives in 50 of the Center’s residences, with an additional 7 Center residences being installed in the spring under a different grant opportunity. Approximately 400 individuals living within Center Programs will benefit from this technology.
In addition, 17 residential sites and 80 individuals living with Rensselaer ARC, who partnered with the Center for Disability Services on the grant funding will have access to the Telemedicine Alternative. The platform enables direct access to telemedicine services and ensures patient privacy in compliance with HIPAA. Since these have been installed, Center for Disability Services residents have avoided 18 Emergency Room/Urgent Care visits in November, 20 in December, and 28 in January.
