Health care funding grants announced
Nearly $14 million in funding for a pair of Delaware hospitals will be presented this afternoon in Newark.
Governor Markell will be joined by members of Delaware’s Congressional Delegation in announcing the funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Care Innovation Awards. Christiana Care and A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children will both get money through the program which is funded through the CMS Innovation Center.
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