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The Rural Virtual Infusion Program

Updated/reviewed November 2025

• Need: Allow rural cancer patients in a region inclusive of 26 counties in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota to have access to tertiary-level chemotherapy regimens administered in rural infusion centers.
• Intervention: With telehealth-based oversight from a tertiary care oncology team, 3 rural infusion teams were trained to coordinate cancer treatment plans and administer complex chemotherapy regimens.
• Results: The original grant-supported effort — with its results of saving130 patients 65,000 trip miles and 1,800 travel hours – proved sustainable.