DeLauro Announces $3.1 Million in Health Professional Grant for 3rd District

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) announced several grants to strengthen and expand the health professions workforce in the 3rd District today.

Part of $130.8 million in grants from the Department of Health and Human Services, these grants were awarded to Griffin Hospital in Derby and the Yale New Haven Health System to focus on medical equipment for health care training, primary care training, and post-doctoral training. These four grants total $3.1 million and were provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

"These awards will help to provide improved training opportunities for our local health care professionals, meaning better care for patients. Ensuring that our health care workforce is properly trained is critical in improving the quality of care, reducing costs, and making certain that the new health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, is a success," said Congresswoman DeLauro. "I am very pleased to see that Griffin Hospital and the Yale New Haven Health System have been awarded these grants, and I am sure the results will be excellent."

Details on the grants are below.

Equipment:

Griffin Hospital/Griffin Health Services Corporation, Derby: $299,997

Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven: $292,840

Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Residency Training in Primary Care:

Griffin Hospital/Griffin Health Services Corporation, Derby: $2,142,063

Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene:

Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven: $398,706