Gothenburg Health has been awarded $309,000 in grant funding to expand its chronic care management (CCM) program through the Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Nebraska Chronic Disease Management Navigation & Education Initiative.
Shay Holbrook, director of population health, said the funding will allow the organization to significantly broaden services aimed at improving outcomes for patients with chronic conditions.
“Initially, it seemed that Gothenburg Health might be disqualified because our current CCM program is already ahead of the curve,” Holbrook said. “However, our application focused on expanding our program and the positive impact that growth would have on our patients. I would love to see the CCM program double in size, but achieving that requires additional staff and …