How Local Businesses in Rochester, MN Support Each Other | Mike Bloomberg

We just have so much brainpower and so much creativity in the community that it gets activated at a time like this. In Rochester, Minnesota, Mayor Kim Norton has created new opportunities to help local businesses get the financial support they need to weather this crisis. We set up a grant system and it was called Keep It Local and it was for businesses to support other businesses. Exercise Abilities is a community-based rehabilitation and therapeutic health center. This grant in particular, right away I knew how it could help us. There is a lot of security risk opportunities in telehealth. I know that we could come together and get that network security assessment done to be compliant with HIPAA regulations, Medicare regulations. About 85% of what we care for is high-risk populations and so we've had to completely adapt because these individuals rely on our services to stay healthy and it's possible for them to do their activities at home with our guidance over video. It does make a difference and that we are able to improve health at a greater amount with telehealth opportunities. I hope people across the country are having the same type of experience we are with the collaborative partnerships. I think that has been so key and eye-opening and helpful for us. To learn more about how we're supporting mayors across the country in the fight against COVID-19, visit bloomberg.org.