Dakota Network Creates Telemedicine Network for Rural Clinics

December 19, 2005 Dakota Network Creates Telemedicine Network for Rural Clinics The Dakota Network of Community Health Centers (DNCHC) announced on November 16, 2005, the creation of a telemedicine network designed to improve continuity of patient care among clinics and specialty physicians and increase access to specialty health care in rural communities of South Dakota. The DNCHC is a collaboration of 24 community health center organizations in South Dakota that focuses on addressing health care issues in small-town communities and rural areas of the state. Funded through a combination of U.S. Department of Agriculture grants and special appropriations . . .