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Avera Health Receives A Grant To Build A 24-Hour Telemedecine Behavioral Health Team

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In The Moment ... October 10. 2018 Show 439 Hour 1

Big news come from Avera Health this morning as they have received a 7.8 million dollar grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to build a 24 hour telemedicine behavioral health team as part of Avera eCare.

The team will provide care out of Avera eCare's virtual hub, both in and out of the hospital.

Walter Panzirer, the Trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust, Dr. Matthew Stanley, Clinical Vice President of Avera's Behavioral Health Service Line, and Deanna Larson, CEO of Avera eCare all joined In The Moment to share the details of this new project.

Chris is a producer for In the Moment.