Grants

Urgent Matters

Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.

National Program

George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services Center for Health Policy Research

George Washington University
2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC, 20006-1008

202-530-2398
Website

Bruce Siegel
Program Director

202-585-0100
Email

Marcia J. Wilson
Deputy Director

202-994-8618
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RWJF Staff

Pamela S. Dickson

Program Officer

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Minna L. Jung

Communications Officer

Recent Grants

$3,350,000.00 awarded to George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services Center for Health Policy Research - Technical assistance and direction for Urgent Matters
$29,000.00 awarded to Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH - Planning for the Foundation's Urgent Matters program
$250,000.00 awarded to Inova Health Care Services dba Inova Health System - Urgent Matters -- Demonstration
$25,000.00 awarded to Inova Health Care Services dba Inova Health System - Urgent Matters -- Technical assistance support
$25,000.00 awarded to BryanLGH Medical Center - Urgent Matters -- Technical assistance support

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