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Lawmakers earmarked millions of dollars in federal funds for health information technology in their districts and states in fiscal 2008. Refer to the chart below for a list of those projects. The House did not report the lawmakers who requested the projects. Click here for Senate appropriations.
| Recipient | Dollar Amount |
| Adventist Health, Roseville, Calif., for expansions to the clinical information system | 250,000 |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital, Sparta, N.C., for an electronic health records initiative | 150,000 |
| Association for Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, for health information technology for community health centers | 300,000 |
| Atlantic Health Systems, Florham Park, N.J., for an electronic disease tracking system | 500,000 |
| Avilsta Adventist Hospital, Louisville, Colo., for health information systems | 200,000 |
| BayCare Health System, Clearwater, Fla., for upgrades to medical information systems | 200,000 |
| Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, N.J., for health information technology | 300,000 |
| Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, N.Y., for health information systems | 175,000 |
| Bloomington Hospital Foundation, Bloomington, Ind., for for health information systems | 200,000 |
| Central Wyoming College, Riverton, Wyo., for facilities and equipment at the Virtual Medical Skills | 200,000 |
| Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids, Mich., for an electronic health records initiative | 200,000 |
| Collier County, Naples, Fla., to develop a health care access network for the under- and uninsured, including information technology upgrades | 342,000 |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, N.Y., for health information systems | 150,000 |
| Columbus Children;s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, for a telehealth project | 100,000 |
| Communi Care, Inc., Columbia, S.C., for health information systems, facilities, and equipment | 285,000 |
| Crousee Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y., for purchase of equipment and improvement of electronic medical information | 300,000 |
| Detroit Primary Care Access, Detroit, Mich., for health care information technology | 300,000 |
| DuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, Pa., for purchase of equipment and electronic medical records upgrades | 200,000 |
| El Proyecto del Barrio, Winnetka, Calif., for health information systems | 150,000 |
| Family HealthCare Network, Visalia, Calif., for electronic medical records upgrades | 200,000 |
| Grady Health Systems, Atlanta, Ga., for electronic medical records upgrades | 150,000 |
| Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, New Bedford, Mass., for health information systems | 300,000 |
| Halifax Regional Health System, South Boston, Va., for an electronic health records initiative | 300,000 |
| HealthCare Connection, Cincinnati, Ohio, for an electronic health records initiative | 150,000 |
| HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minn., for health information systems | 500,000 |
| Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, Miss., for health information systems | 200,000 |
| Hospice of Northwest Ohio Toledo Center, Toledo, Ohio, for health information systems | 100,000 |
| Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Inc., Glens Falls, N.Y., for health information systems | 100,000 |
| Humility of Mary Health Partners, Youngstown, Ohio, for health information technology | 200,000 |
| Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich., for health information systems | 200,000 |
| Illinois Primary Health Care Association, Springfield, Ill., for health information systems | 225,000 |
| Institute for Family Health, New Paltz, N.Y., for health information systems | 100,000 |
| INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City, Okla., for a telemedicine demonstration | 200,000 |
| Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah, for an electronic health records initiative | 170,000 |
| Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for facilities, equipment and curriculum for an advanced medical simulation instruction center | 200,000 |
| Laurens County Health Care System, Clinton, S.C., for an electronic health records initiative | 100,000 |
| Lodi Memorial Hospital, Lodi, Calif., for a telehealth project | 175,000 |
| Maine Primary Care Association, Augusta, Maine, for health information systems in community health centers | 50,000 |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, Mass., for health information technology systems | 200,000 |
| Monroe Clinic, Monroe, Wisc., for health care information technology | 250,000 |
| Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., for health information systems | 75,000 |
| Nebraska Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation, Lincoln, Neb., for a telehealth demonstration | 250,000 |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, Newark, N.Y., for facilities improvements and digital health care equipment | 500,000 |
| Norman Regional Health System, Norman, Okla., for telehealth and electronic medical records initiatives | 200,000 |
| Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck, N.Y., for health information technology systems | 200,000 |
| Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco, Wash., for a telepharmacy program | 350,000 |
| Peninsula Hospital Center, New York, N.Y., for health information systems | 200,000 |
| People, Inc., Williamsville, N.Y., for electronic health records upgrades | 200,000 |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz., for health information systems | 250,000 |
| Powell Valley Health Care, Powell, Wyo., for electronic information technology | 300,000 |
| ProMedica Continuing Care Service Corporation, Adrian, Mich., for a telemedicine initiative | 150,000 |
| Rhode Island Quality Institute, Providence, R.I., for health information technology in conjunction with Rhode Island mental health organizations | 250,000 |
| Saint Mary's Health Care, Grand Rapids, Mich., for an electronic health records initiative | 150,000 |
| Sandoval County, Bernalillo, N.M., for a telemedicine initiative | 200,000 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Foundation, Grass Valley, Calif., for an electronic health records initiative | 250,000 |
| Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, N.J., for electronic health records upgrades | 350,000 |
| St. Joseph of the Pines, Southern Pines, N.C., for an electronic health records system | 100,000 |
| St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., for health care information technology | 275,000 |
| St. Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, Calif., for the electronic intensive care unit | 500,000 |
| St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Missoula, Mont., for an electronic medical records system | 300,000 |
| Thundermist Health Center, Woonsocket, R.I., for health information technology | 500,000 |
| Tulare District Hospital, Tulare, Calif., for an electronic medical record system | 150,000 |
| Tuomey Healthcare System, Sumter, S.C., for health information systems | 200,000 |
| Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C., for health information systems | 200,000 |
| University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a telehealth initiative | 100,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass., for health information technology | 350,000 |
| University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va., for a telehealth project | 150,000 |
| Utah Navajo Health System, Inc., Montezuma Creek, Utah, for telehealth systems | 100,000 |
| Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, for telehealth | 400,000 |
| Western North Carolina Health System, Asheville, N.C., for health information technology | 300,000 |
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