Greene County

6 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 GREENE COUNT Y, INDIANA Hospital Indiana for specialty referrals when an advanced level of healthcare service is required. “(The hospital) is focused on high-quality patient care while contributing to the well-being of our community in many ways,” Crane says. Among the unique programs it offers is calcium scoring, which allows patients to take a test that will help determine the general health level of their hearts within minutes. This test costs just $49 and can help uncover whether a visit with a cardiac physician is recommended. At the onset of the COVID pandemic, Greene County General developed a drive-up vaccination campaign that contributed more than 6,000 doses to area residents. This was set up long before many other hospitals and clinics took similar steps, Crane says. “We want to come up with ways to provide out-of-the-box thinking that helps improve (health) outcomes.” Greene County General Hospital Foundation delivers important resources for patients and providers including breast cancer awareness with community outreach, education and resources, educational resources for mothers, fathers, families, and babies, and more. To combat the ongoing labor shortage, county, and hospital officials are working together to support nursing and other internship programs. One of the other two large employers in Greene County is the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane). This installation covers three different counties – Greene, Martin, and Lawrence. It is only 40 kilometers away from Bloomington and is entirely operated and owned by the U. S. Navy. This high-tech Department of Defense location employs many high-tech professionals and engineers. The mission of NSWC Crane is to provide acquisition engineering, in-service engineering, and technical support for sensors, electronics, electronic warfare, and special warfare weapons. NSWC Crane also works to apply component and system-level product and industrial engineering to surface sensors, strategic systems, special warfare devices, and electronic warfare systems, as well as to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center. There are two campaigns underway to help support economic development efforts within the county. The first is to attract more residents to the area to support a higher tax base. The eight-county consortium of Greene and eight nearby rural counties known as Radius has offered a $5,000 financial incentive for non-Indiana residents to move to one of those eight counties. This incentive is part of the Choose Southern Indiana initiative that targets workers in specialized fields like healthcare and law along with remote workers. In addition to the incentive, Greene County is attempting to attract more residents and workers with a more comprehensive broadband internet connection. While the country can’t afford to have fiber placed throughout the city, it has worked with local broadband providers to add fiber connections to new residential developments, such as a growing residential development near the Westgate@Crane Technology Park. County leaders are also searching for grants to help fund the costs of broadband coverage. The second major campaign is business retention and expansion, which is related