St. John’s Episcopal Hospital awarded grants
to increase healthcare access in Far Rockaway
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BY BILL PARRY
The only hospital on the
Rockaway Peninsula is set
to further increase access
to healthcare through grant
funding.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
in Far Rockaway is the
recipient of two major grants
— the G.A. Ackermann Fund
Grant Award and the Expanded
Access to Care Grant —
which will help the facility improve
services to a historically
underserved population that
was severely impacted during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding from the G.A.
Ackermann Fund Grant will
go toward the staffing and
operations of St. John’s new
Mobile Health Unit, which is
an RV that travels throughout
the communities served
by St. John’s to provide health
screenings and vaccinations to
the public. The second grant,
the Expanded Access to Care
Grant, is aimed at ensuring
equitable access to COVID-19
vaccinations and primary care
services in Far Rockaway.
“St. John’s is fully committed
to enhancing access
to healthcare services in
the Rockaways,” said Lorna
Manning, RN, MHM, MBA,
ACM, assistant vice president
of Integrated Case Management
& Population Health at
St. John’s. “Better access to
healthcare can significantly
improve the overall health
of a community, and these
grants help us to provide essential
services to our fellow
community members.”
The Expanded Access to
Care Grant from the city Department
of Health, acting
through the Fund for Public
Health NYC, will reimburse
St. John’s up to $908,077 for
implementation activities
aimed at ensuring equitable
access including an increased
presence at community
health events, enhanced
communication with the community
regarding COVID-19
vaccination availability and
medical screenings for people
receiving at least one dose of
the vaccine.
The G.A. Fund Grant of
$150,000 will go toward the
hospital’s Mobile Health Unit,
which will provide blood
pressure screenings, cancer
screenings, cholesterol, glucose,
lipid testing, A 1c and/
or depression screenings. The
unit will increase educational
outreach to the community
including information on diabetes
self-management, nutritional
information, weight
management, smoking cessation
and stroke prevention.
The Mobile Health Unit
will also connect community
members with primary care
clinicians.
Reach reporter Bill
Parry by e-mail at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
Photo courtesy of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
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