The West Virginia Telehealth Alliance (WVTA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing telehealth use and capabilities throughout the Mountain State. Participants in the alliance include hospitals, rural health care centers, medical schools (WVU, Marshall, CAMC, W.Va. School of Osteopathic Medicine), doctors, mental health centers, local health departments, senior groups, consumers as well as AFL-CIO and the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and major telecommunications companies.
FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program
The West Virginia Telehalth Alliance is one of 69 organizations across the U.S. that has been selected to participate in the FCC's Rural Health Care Pilot Program. As such, the WVTA will have approximately $9.7 million in state and federal funds to improve broadband connectivity among eligible health care entities in the state. Click here to learn more about the FCC's pilot program.