Health Resources and Services Administration
http://newsroom.hrsa.gov
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
301-443-3376
The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced $24.5 million in grants to support the work of 55 poison control centers across the country.
“Poison control centers are our nation's primary defense against injury and deaths from poisonings,” said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. “These grants help strengthen the centers' ability to carry out this life-saving work.”
The grants help poison centers provide treatment recommendations for poisonings, comply with certification requirements, and conduct evaluations of poison prevention strategies and activities.
HRSA's Poison Control Program funds the national Poison Help toll-free number, 1-800-222-1222, which provides multilingual help from trained pharmacists and nurses 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
More than two million poisonings are reported annually to poison control centers. Over half occur among children younger than age five and more than 70 percent can be treated over the phone with guidance from trained healthcare professionals.
Grant awards are provided below.
| Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Alabama |
Birmingham |
Ala. |
$193,769.00 |
| Banner Poison Control Center |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
$268,443.00 |
| Arizona Board of Regents |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
$178,962.00 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Little Rock |
Ark. |
$233,128.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
$2,953,704.00 |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority |
Denver |
Colo. |
$846,495.00 |
| University of Connecticut Health Center |
Farmington |
Conn. |
$296,975.00 |
| National Capital Poison Center |
Washington |
D.C. |
$386,805.00 |
| University of Miami |
Coral Gables |
Fla. |
$464,569.00 |
| University of Florida |
Gainesville |
Fla. |
$494,569.00 |
| Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. |
Tampa |
Fla. |
$464,569.00 |
| Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority |
Atlanta |
Ga. |
$713,882.00 |
| MCHC-Chicago Hospital Council |
Chicago |
Ill. |
$1,082,997.00 |
| Clarian Health Partners |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
$530,235.00 |
| Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center |
Sioux City |
Iowa |
$255,184.00 |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute |
Kansas City |
Kan. |
$234,438.00 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc. |
Louisville |
Ky. |
$352,454.00 |
| LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport |
Shreveport |
La. |
$389,707.00 |
| Maine Health |
Portland |
Maine |
$278,941.00 |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Md. |
$314,071.00 |
| Children's Hospital |
Boston |
Mass. |
$645,075.00 |
| Children's Hospital of Michigan |
Detroit |
Mich. |
$866,660.00 |
| Hennepin County Medical Center |
Minneapolis |
Minn. |
$554,817.00 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Jackson |
Miss. |
$248,062.00 |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital |
St. Louis |
Mo. |
$487,918.00 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center |
Omaha |
Neb. |
$236,694.00 |
| University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey |
Newark |
N.J. |
$733,755.00 |
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
$158,626.00 |
| The Research Foundation of SUNY |
Albany |
N.Y. |
$364,056.00 |
| Kaleida Health |
Buffalo |
N.Y. |
$132,384.00 |
| Winthrop University Hospital |
Mineola |
N.Y. |
$330,960.00 |
| New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. |
New York |
N.Y. |
$695,016.00 |
| University of Rochester |
Rochester |
N.Y. |
$132,384.00 |
| Carolinas Medical Center |
Charlotte |
N.C. |
$701,923.00 |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
$330,008.00 |
| University Hospitals of Cleveland |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
$330,008.00 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc. |
Columbus |
Ohio |
$330,008.00 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
Oklahoma City |
Okla. |
$300,907.00 |
| Oregon Health and Science University |
Portland |
Ore. |
$388,356.00 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
$699,117.00 |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pa. |
$440,157.00 |
| University of South Carolina Research Foundation |
Columbia |
S.C. |
$349,859.00 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
$496,122.00 |
| Dallas County Hospital District |
Dallas |
Texas |
$563,685.00 |
| R.E. Thomason General Hospital |
El Paso |
Texas |
$109,100.00 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch |
Galveston |
Texas |
$490,951.00 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences CE |
Lubbock |
Texas |
$109,100.00 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center |
San Antonio |
Texas |
$345,484.00 |
| Scott & White Memorial Hospital |
Temple |
Texas |
$200,017.00 |
| University of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
$194,739.00 |
| The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia |
Charlottesville |
Va. |
$191,353.00 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond |
Va. |
$246,907.00 |
| Washington Poison Center |
Seattle |
Wash. |
$513,984.00 |
| West Virginia University Research Corp. |
Morgantown |
W.Va. |
$157,693.00 |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. |
Milwaukee |
Wis. |
$467,728.00 |
| TOTAL: |
$24,477,510.00 |
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