Fayette County residents could benefit from several projects included in more than $144 million in grants announced Monday as part of Alabama’s new Rural Health Transformation Program. Gov. Kay Ivey announced 138 grants to healthcare providers and institutions across the state, with projects covering rural areas in every Alabama county. The funding is intended to improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes in rural communities. Several of the projects specifically include Fayette County among the areas they will serve, with funding directed toward emergency medical services, transportation, specialty care, mental health services, technology and healthcare workforce development. Among the most direct local awards is a $987,906 grant to NorthStar EMS Inc. to replace outdated emergency transport equipment with modern heart monitors, airway equipment, ventilators and automated CPR devices. The project will serve Fayette, Marion and Talladega counties. NorthStar EMS also received $169,501 through the program’s technology initiative to upgrade the technology and cybersecurity infrastructure supporting its 911 dispatch hub. That project will serve Fayette, Marion, Talladega and Tuscaloosa counties and is intended to improve reliability and help maintain emergency response during cyber incidents, equipment failures and other disruptions.
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