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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence - BOCCGRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING REQUEST FORM (Must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by 12:00pm on Thursday) REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: BOCC DATE: 2/1 9IZG REQUEST SUBMITTED BY: CEMANELL PHONE: 2931 CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: CEMANELL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: ❑YES 8N0 ❑Agreement / Contract ❑AP Vouchers ❑Appointment / Reappointment ❑ARPA Related ❑ Bids / RFPs / Quotes Award ❑ Bid Opening Scheduled ❑ Boards / Committees ❑ Budget ❑Computer Related ❑County Code ❑Emergency Purchase El Employee Rel. ❑ Facilities Related ❑ Financial ❑ Funds ❑ Hearing ❑ Invoices / Purchase Orders ❑ Grants — Fed/State/County ❑ Leases ❑ MOA / MOU ❑ Minutes ❑ Ordinances ❑ Out of State Travel ❑ Petty Cash ❑ Policies ❑ Proclamations � Request for Purchase ❑ Resolution ❑ Recommendation ❑ Professional Serv/Consultant *Support Letter [:]Surplus Req. ❑Tax Levies ❑Thank You's ❑Tax Title Property ❑WSLCB mmmzz Letter of Support for the FY27 Congressionally Directed Spending Request - Coulee Medical Center - Rural Primary Health Access Expansion Project. 0 If necessary, was this document reviewed by accounting? ❑ YES ❑ NO 0 N/A If necessary, was this document reviewed by legal? ❑ YES ❑ NO 0 N/A j !! DATE OF ACTION:- , ABSTAIN i D3: DEFERRED OR CONTINUED TO: WITHDRAWN: 4/23/24 Aukh Qg Outlook Letter of Support From neilsenl@cmccares.org <neilsenl@cmccares.org> on behalf of Kelly Hughes <hugheskj@cmccares.org> Date Tue 2/17/2026 1:22 PM To Commissioners <commissioners@grantcountywa.gov> 0 1 attachment (27 KB) CDS - Cantwell LOS FY27.docx; **EXTERNAL EMAIL* This email originated from outside Grant County's network. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Grant County Commissioners, Coulee Medical Center is once again seeking community support for Congressionally Directed Spending! The FY26 project is "Rural Health Clinic Access Expansion Project", a request to expand our Rural Health Clinic and improve access to care across our region. Due to the outpouring of support that we received from all of our community leaders for the FY26 project "Relief for the Rural Health Workforce Project", we were notified earlier this year that we will receive $3.2M in Congressionally Directed Funds to build our Tiny Home Community to house traveling and out-of-town staff and medical providers. In recent years, our clinic and the number of patients we serve have grown significantly, and we have outgrown our current space. Our plan will repurpose existing square footage within our facility to create additional clinic space and exam rooms, improving patient flow, reducing wait times, and ensuring residents across Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, and Okanogan Counties, including portions of the Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation can access care close to home. We are asking local businesses and community leaders to provide a letter of support. I've attached a template for your convenience, which you may use or modify as you see fit. If you are willing to show your support of our request to Senators Cantwell and Murray, we would greatly appreciate receiving your signed letter by March 3, 2026. Please let me know if you have any questions. Our Chief Operating Officer, Shawn Groh, is working diligently on this federal appropriations opportunity and would be happy to talk to you in person or by phone regarding project specifics and/or to pick up your letter of support. You can reach Shawn directly at 509-633-6288 or by email which is included above. Thank you for your continued support of healthcare in our community! Sincerely -- Kelly COULEE ■ MEDICAL CENTER KELLY HUGHES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Coulee Medical Center 411 Fortuyn Road Grand Coulee, WA 99133 P: (509) 633-6360 1 C: (509) 449-3911 www.cmccares.org Want a meaningful job and a balanced life? Go to https://cmccares.org to see our openings. 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GRANT COUNTY 0 FFICE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS R 0 Box 37 EPHRATA WA 9BB23 (509) 754-2011 February 24, 2026 The Honorable Maria Cantwell The Honorable Patty Murray United States Senate United States Senate 511 Hart Senate Office Building 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 t RE: FY2 7 Congressionally Directed Spending Request — Coulee Medical Center — Rural Primary Health Access Expansion Project Dear Senators Murray and Cantwell, We, the Board of County Commissioners, write to you in strong support of the FY27 Congressionally Directed Spending request submitted by Coulee Medical Center for the Rural Health Access Expansion Project to expand healthcare services in rural Washington. Coulee Medical Center (CMC) is a Critical Access Hospital and Rural Health Clinic serving Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, and Okanogan Counties in North Central Washington State, including portions of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. CMC is the primary access point to healthcare services and the only hospital within an hour's drive of their home for many families in the region. Through the Rural Health Access Expansion Project, CMC proposes the renovation and repurposing of existing space to add clinic exam rooms and improve patient flow, enabling more patients to be seen locally and more quickly. Additional clinic exam rooms will increase primary care capacity in a region where provider shortages and geographic isolation significantly limit access to routine and preventive healthcare. CMC's service area is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for both primary care and behavioral healthcare services, with population -to -provider ratios significantly below Washington State averages. Preventive care remains the most effective strategy to address the region's higher -than -average rates of chronic disease, obesity, physical inactivity, and preventable hospitalizations identified in CMC's most recent Community Health Needs Assessment. However, routine appointments can require wait times of up to 125 days. Kevin R. Burgess Rob Jones Cindy Carter District 1 District 2 District 3 "T❑ MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS9 SERVING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, WHILE FOSTERING A RESPECTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT." GRANT COUNTY OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS P O B o x 37 EPHRATA WA. 98823 (509) 754-201 1 By expanding clinic capacity, this project will strengthen rural healthcare infrastructure, improve continuity of care, and enhance health outcomes for some of Washington's most underserved communities. It will allow residents to receive timely preventive and behavioral health services closer to home, reducing delays in care and avoidable emergency department visits. For these reasons, we strongly support CMC's FY27 Congressionally Directed Spending request and respectfully urge your consideration. Thank you for your leadership and continued commitment to rural healthcare in Washington State Sincerely, I Kevin R. Burge s, Chair Kevin R. Burgess District 1 .., t r Rob Jones, Vice -Chair Rob Jones District 2 r S b Cindy Carter, Member Cindy Carter District 3 "TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS9 SERVING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES? WHILE FOSTERING A RESPECTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT."