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HEALTH $1.5 million in grants awarded to Jackson County health groups Comment By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil MailTribune.com By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil Posted Feb. 11, 2016 at 3:10 PM By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil Posted Feb. 11, 2016 at 3:10 PM » Social News Several Jackson County hospitals, addiction-recovery organizations and community health centers received $1.5 million in grant funds this month. Nonprofit Jackson Care Connect said the 10 grant awards — which range from $95,000 to $250,000 each — are intended to improve patients' transition from hospitalization to outside care, access to specialty doctors, and coordination among medical providers. Dr. Anne Alftine, JCC director of clinical integration, said the grants come from Medicaid funds the agency was able to save. It's the second time Jackson Care Connect has administered a round of health-related grants, she added, with six programs receiving money three years ago. "We did some evaluations of what worked and what didn't, made some improvements to the process and did the second round," Alftine said. "Any time we do have shared savings, we look at how we can redirect and reinvest those." Three of the grants will go to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and Providence Medford Medical Center. The money will pay for resources and personnel intended to help steer patients just discharged from a hospital toward the proper services for additional care they need after hospital treatments. "It gives them a point person," said Jackson Care Connect spokeswoman Julie Raefield. "They're creating a team that has structure to it." Agencies receiving money that will go toward expanding access to specialty care include La Clinica, Addictions Recovery Center and Rogue Community Health. La Clinica will utilize the money to provide advanced training for primary care doctors and bolster coordination with specialists. Addictions Recovery Center's phone access and provider availability will increase "so that it is available the moment a person makes the decision to recover," according to a news release. Rogue Community Health's grant will provide additional dental health services for Jackson County residents and students in the Eagle Point School District. Other funds will be directed toward OnTrack programs, Family Nurturing Center, and the nonprofit Legal Aid, intended to expand medical care and legal services for those who need legal guardianship. Providence Medford Medical Center and Mercy Flights will receive funds to coordinate on a program intended to steer patients who make frequent visits to the emergency room toward other nonemergency care programs. Reach reporter Ryan Pfeil at 541-776-4468 or [email protected] . Follow him at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil . 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