Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT PHYSICAL LOCATION: 4900 LACROSS ROAD, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: DESIGN ONLY PROJECT SCOPE: ROPER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE SPECIFICATIONS: ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING COSTS TO DESIGN A 320-BED RELOCATED HOSPITAL FACILITY TIMELINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024-MARCH 31, 2025 TOTAL CPF/CDS FUNDING REQUEST: $8,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST: $8,150,000 PROJECT DIRECTOR: CHARLES FLETCHER, VP, CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE & SUPPORT SERVICES CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 843-606-8319 EMAIL ADDRESS: CHARLES.FLETCHER@RSFH.COM WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.RSFH.COM/ROPER THE MISSION OF ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE IS HEALING ALL PEOPLE WITH COMPASSION, FAITH AND EXCELLENCE. THE 657-BED, FOUR-HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 100 FACILITIES AND SERVICES ACROSS THREE COUNTIES. WITH ALMOST 6,000 TEAMMATES, ROPER ST. FRANCIS IS ONE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY’S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS AND HAS NEARLY 1,000 EMPLOYED OR AFFILIATED DOCTORS REPRESENTING ALMOST EVERY MEDICAL SPECIALTY. LOCATED ON CHARLESTON’S HISTORIC PENINSULA, ROPER HOSPITAL HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PROVIDER OF HEALTHCARE FOR THE LOWCOUNTRY SINCE 1856. A ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE FLAGSHIP FACILITY, ROPER HOSPITAL HAS GROWN WITH THE COMMUNITY, CHANGING LOCATION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENDING UP AT ITS CURRENT ADDRESS AT 316 CALHOUN STREET IN 1946. IN THE INTERVENING 78 YEARS, THIS DOWNTOWN LOCATION HAS BECOME LAND-LOCKED AND INCREASINGLY FLOOD PRONE. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA POPULATION HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 830,000 RESIDENTS ACROSS THREE COUNTIES. WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF CHARLESTON NO LONGER THE PENINSULA CITY, ROPER HOSPITAL IS RELOCATING TO NORTH CHARLESTON TO BETTER SERVE THE LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITY BY BECOMING MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND CENTRALLY LOCATED WHILE ALSO UPGRADING FACILITIES TO 21ST CENTURY STANDARDS. THE NEW ROPER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS WILL TRANSFER 320 BEDS FROM THE EXISTING FACILITY ON CALHOUN STREET TO A NEWLY ACQUIRE D 27+/- ACRE SITE IN NORTH CHARLESTON AT THE CORNER OF LACROSS ROAD AND MALL DRIVE. THIS NEW FACILITY WILL BE A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER ANCHORED BY CORE CLINICAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE WILL UTILIZE FEDERALLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF ROPER MEDICAL CAMPUS AT ITS NEW LOCATION. THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PRODUCING A DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE COSTING $8,000,000 IN CDS FUNDING AND TAKING AN ESTIMATED 26 WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

ROPER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION PHASE - ROPER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, A CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS) PROJECT, WILL USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE ENCLOSURE (EXTERIOR CURTAIN WALLS) CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF ROPER REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL. PART OF $1.2 BILLION NEW MEDICAL CAMPUS RELOCATING HISTORIC ROPER HOSPITAL FROM DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON TO A MORE RESILIENT, CENTRALLY LOCATED, AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE SITE, THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR THE GROWING POPULATION OF THE GREATER CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY REGION. PROJECT ABSTRACT APPLICANT: ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE (RSFH) PROJECT PHYSICAL LOCATION: 4900 LACROSS ROAD, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406 PROJECT TYPE: NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NAME: ROPER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SCOPE: ENCLOSURE PHASE OF REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS: CONSTRUCTION COSTS TO INSTALL THE ENCLOSURE CURTAIN WALLS OF THE 10-STORY, 808,000 SQUARE FOOT ROPER REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL TIMELINE: JANUARY 4, 2027-MAY 10, 2027 TOTAL CPF/CDS FUNDING REQUEST: $1,776,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST: $37,844,569 PROJECT DIRECTOR: CHARLES FLETCHER, VP, CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE & SUPPORT SERVICES CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 843-606-8319 EMAIL ADDRESS: CHARLES.FLETCHER@RSFH.COM WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.RSFH.COM/ROPER PROJECT ABSTRACT ROPER ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE (RSFH) WILL USE $1,776,000 IN FEDERALLY APPROPRIATED CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS) FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE NEW 320-BED REPLACEMENT ROPER HOSPITAL, A KEY COMPONENT OF THE $1.2 BILLION ROPER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 18 WEEKS, FROM JANUARY 4 THROUGH MAY 10, 2027, AT A TOTAL COST OF $37,844,569, WITH THE REMAINING COSTS FUNDED THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL CAPITAL RESOURCES. THE PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT THE HOSPITAL'S EXTERIOR CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM, CREATING THE WEATHERPROOF OUTER SHELL OF THE 808,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY. WORK INCLUDES FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF THE PREFABRICATED GLASS AND ALUMINUM ENCLOSURE, TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRAMING, INSULATED PANELS, FLASHINGS, SEALANTS, STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A DURABLE, WATERTIGHT BUILDING ENVELOPE. COMPLETION OF THIS PHASE IS ESSENTIAL TO ALLOW INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION, AND SUBSEQUENT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO PROCEED ON SCHEDULE. THE REPLACEMENT ROPER HOSPITAL IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ONE OF THE NATION'S FASTEST-GROWING REGIONS BY RELOCATING THE HISTORIC HOSPITAL FROM ITS CONSTRAINED DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON CAMPUS TO A MORE RESILIENT, CENTRALLY LOCATED, AND ACCESSIBLE SITE. THE NEW FACILITY WILL EXPAND CAPACITY FOR INPATIENT AND SPECIALTY SERVICES WHILE IMPROVING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, RESILIENCY, AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES WILL BENEFIT FROM A MODERN HEALTHCARE FACILITY DESIGNED TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. COMPLETION OF THE EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE PHASE WILL HELP MAINTAIN THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND ADVANCE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL THAT WILL STRENGTHEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CAPACITY, SUPPORT FUTURE ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, AND SERVE THE LOWCOUNTRY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

RURAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATION NETWORK PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - I. PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS): CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS INSTITUTION MERCY HEALTH—YOUNGSTOWN, LLC PROJECT DIRECTOR WAYNE TENNANT ADDRESS 2031 BELMONT AVENUE; YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44504 PHONE 330-398-5456 E-MAIL WAYNE_TENNANT@MERCY.COM WEBSITE WWW.MERCY.COM AMOUNT $1,000,000 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH AN ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP AS WELL AS THE CO-LOCATING OF TREATMENT SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHO STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTIONS. CENTERING PREGNANCY IS A PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM WHERE EXPECTANT MOTHERS LEARN MORE ABOUT PREGNANCY AND HOW TO CARE FOR THE BABY AFTER BIRTH AND RECEIVE REGULAR HEALTHCARE CHECK-UPS FOR THEMSELVES AND THE BABY. EXPECTANT MOTHERS MEET WITH OTHER PREGNANT WOMEN WITH DUE DATES CLOSE TO THEIRS AND A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BI-WEEKLY FOR 10 WEEKS, WHICH PROVIDES A NETWORK OF SOCIAL SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THIS CENTERING PREGNANCY SITE WOULD FOCUS ON MOTHERS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS, SUCH AS HYPERTENSION, DIABETES AND OPIOID USE DISORDER, TO HELP REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY AND ELIMINATE BIRTH OUTCOME INEQUITIES. THE CO-LOCATED FAMILY AND ADDICTION MEDICINE CLINICS WILL ALLOW THESE WOMEN TO RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE CARE AT THIS LOCATION. THE SPACE WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN YOUNGSTOWN, OH. THIS FELLOWSHIP IS PART OF A LARGER MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM INTENDED TO BRING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE TRI-COUNTY AREA OF COLUMBIANA, MAHONING AND TRUMBULL COUNTIES, OF WHICH MHY IS THE LARGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER. THIS FELLOWSHIP IS A GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAM. GME PROGRAMS ARE CLINICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR MEDICAL SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS AND WANT TO PURSUE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN A SPECIALIZED FIELD. MHY HAS A SUCCESSFUL HISTORY WITH GME PROGRAMS, CURRENTLY PROVIDING NINE UNIQUE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THIS FELLO WSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE YEAR IN LENGTH AND ACCEPTS TWO PHYSICIANS EACH YEAR FOR TRAINING. DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP, THE PHYSICIANS WILL HELP TO OPERATE A NEW OUTPATIENT ADDICTION MEDICINE CLINIC TO EVALUATE AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FACULTY MEMBER WHO IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN ADDICTION MEDICINE. GRADUATES OF THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE TRI-COUNTY AREA HAS SUFFERED DECADES OF JOB AND POPULATION LOSSES, WITH HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THEN OHIO AND MORE THAN A THIRD OF RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE (COMPARED WITH 13% IN OHIO). THE LOCATION IDENTIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT IS A FORMER VETERAN’S AFFAIRS (VA) CLINIC IN YOUNGSTOWN, LEFT VACANT BY THEIR RELOCATION TO A LARGER FACILITY AT THE END OF 2020. A PORTION OF THE LARGER PROJECT, OF WHICH THE ADDICTION FELLOWSHIP IS A PART, IS TO RENOVATE THE VACANT BUILDING. THIS PROJECT SERVES TO ACHIEVE THE DUAL GOAL OF REPURPOSING THIS FACILITY AND BRINGING NEEDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO AN AT-RISK COMMUNITY.

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

BSMCON - HEERF - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION - EMERGENCY RELIEF UNDER THE CARES ACT

BSMCON - HEERF - EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CARES ACT

ESTILL PATHFINDERS INITIATIVE COALITION - THE ESTILL PATHFINDERS INITIATIVE COALITION (EPIC) WAS FOUNDED ON AUGUST 29, 2023. ITS MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING POSITIVE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN ESTILL COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THE COALITION WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE RURAL AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN ESTILL COUNTY FOR PARTICIPATION IN CROSS-SECTOR APPROACHES THAT ALIGN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT WITH CURRENT SOCIAL AND HEALTH DEFICITS AMONG AREA YOUTH IN ORDER TO CREATE NEW AND FOCUSED PROGRAMMING THAT IS FUNCTIONAL, SCALABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE, WHILE ALSO PRESERVING THE LOCAL AUTONOMY OF INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDERS AND MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE COALITION. WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC) SUPPORT PROGRAM, THE EPIC MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND ALCOHOL USE AMONG AREA YOUTH.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE - MARCUM AND WALLACE HOSPITAL IS SUBMITTING ON BEHALF OF THE PROJECT HOME (HELPFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL CARE ENHANCEMENT) NETWORK, A MATURE NETWORK OF COLLABORATING HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT TOGETHER FORM THE PRINCIPAL HEALTH ACCESS POINTS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ESTILL, LEE, AND POWELL COUNTIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE NETWORK IS COMPRISED OF 21 AGENCIES AND INCLUDES A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ADVOCACY GROUPS. FUNDING IS REQUESTED FROM THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO REDUCE SUD-RELATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR RECOVERY AND RELAPSE PREVENTION. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: PROVIDING ASSERTIVE LINKAGES TO LOCAL RECOVERY RESOURCES AND SERVICES, PROVIDING APPROPRIATE NAVIGATION SERVICES AND ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND INFORMATION-SEEKING NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS POST-RELEASE (TO SUPPORT AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT TREATMENT PLANS AND RECOVERY GOALS), ENSURING PATIENT ADHERENCE TO SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTING PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, ACTIVATION, AND SELF-CARE OVER THE LONG-TERM. MARCUM AND WALLACE HOSPITAL IS A PRIOR RECIPIENT OF RCORP - PLANNING FUNDS (THOUGH IS NOT A CURRENT RECIPIENT OF AN ACTIVE RCORP AWARD).

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE ACCESS

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

RURAL HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - AS A 49-BED RURAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, TIFFIN HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INPATIENT, EMERGENCY, OBSTETRIC, SURGICAL, AND CRITICAL CARE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF SENECA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE HRSA RURAL HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHOSE POSITIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO SUSTAINING PATIENT CARE AND PREVENTING AVOIDABLE REDUCTIONS IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS. TIFFIN HOSPITAL IS OPERATING IN THE CONTEXT OF A RAPIDLY SHRINKING MATERNAL HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS OHIO. TIFFIN HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES CRITICAL CARE TO PATIENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE FACE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISTANCES TO OBTAIN NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, SPECIFICALLY FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES. THE REQUESTED FUNDING WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT EXISTING SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR TWO CRITICAL CLINICAL POSITIONS: 1) LACTATION CONSULTANT 2) HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKER/CASE MANAGER THESE POSITIONS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SUPPORT MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, SAFE CARE TRANSITIONS, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. WITHOUT CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, STABILIZING THESE POSITIONS BECOMES INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING AS RURAL HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES AND DECLINING REIMBURSEMENT. RATHER THAN CREATING NEW PROGRAMS OR EXPANDING ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS PROJECT PRESERVES AN EXPERIENCED CLINICAL WORKFORCE THAT SUPPORTS SAFE, COORDINATED, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE WHILE STRENGTHENING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

CLINICAL SERVICES

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: MERCY HEALTH, ST. RITA’S MEDICAL CENTER, LLC, 730 MARKET ST., LIMA, OH 45801; ENTITY TYPE: HOSPITAL; HTTPS://WWW.MERCY.COM/LOCATIONS/HOSPITALS/LIMA/ST-RITAS-MEDICAL-CENTER?UTM_SOURCE=GOOGLE&UTM_MEDIUM=ORGANIC&UTM_CONTENT=LOCAL_WEBSITE_LINK PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: PUTNAM AND VAN WERT COUNTIES, OH; NETWORK NAME: RURAL HEALTH CONNECT. LEGISLATIVE AIMS: AIM #1: ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES AND AIM #2: EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES. MERCY HEALTH-ST. RITA’S MEDICAL CENTER, LLC (ST. RITA’S), IN LIMA, OH PROPOSES THE CREATION OF AN INNOVATIVE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS LOCATED AMONG THE RURAL COUNTIES IT SERVES, DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, ADDRESS, AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH NEEDS THAT HAVE LONG BURDENED THE AREA’S POPULATION. THE RURAL HEALTH CONNECT NETWORK WILL CONVENE AN ARRAY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE LOCATED WITHIN TWO OF THE 10 RURAL COUNTIES ST. RITA’S SERVES IN A UNIQUE EFFORT TO BOTH BETTER UNDERSTAND AND CO-CREATE ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE AREA’S BARRIERS TO IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES. GUIDED BY A SHARED SENSE OF URGENCY AROUND THIS PURPOSE, THE NETWORK MEMBERS OF RURAL HEALTH CONNECT WILL UTILIZE DATA, LEVERAGE NETWORK PARTNERS’ UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES, AND DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS HEALTH LITERACY, PREVENTION, CARE COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION, AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE PUTNAM AND VAN WERT COUNTIES, LOCATED IN NORTHWEST OHIO, BOTH OF WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA). LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH AND EAST OF ALLEN COUNTY (THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF MERCY HEALTH-ST. RITA’S MEDICAL CENTER’S MAIN HOSPITAL), PUTNAM AND VAN WERT COUNTIES SIT WITHIN ST. RITA’S LARGER RURAL GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT WHERE NUMEROUS CONFLATING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: HIGH RATES OF CANCER AND CHRONIC DISEASE RELATED MORTALITY, HIGHER THAN AVERAGE RATES OF MODIFIABLE LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS, UNTREATED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. EMERGING FROM THESE COMMUNITY NEEDS IS THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT- TO IMPLEMENT PLANNING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ADDRESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THROUGH THESE PLANNING ACTIVITIES, RURAL HEALTH CONNECT AIMS TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO OBSTACLES THAT IMPACT THE SUCCESSFUL CREATION OF INTEGRATED CARE AND CARE COORDINATION, IMPROVE PREVENTION EFFORTS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS, AND SEEK STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HEALTH PROVIDERS IN PUTNAM AND VAN WERT COUNTIES. THE PROJECT GOALS AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES OF THE RURAL HEALTH CONNECT NETWORK ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE AIMS: ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES AND EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES. PLANNING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THESE AIMS INCLUDE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF NETWORK PARTNER ASSETS AND EXPERIENCE, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THE NETWORK’S ACTIVITIES. THE RURAL HEALTH CONNECT NETWORK WILL ACHIEVE BOTH LEGISLATIVE AIMS THROUGH ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE RESOURCE COORDINATION AND REDUCTION IN DUPLICATIVE INTERVENTIONS, UNDERSTANDING GEOGRAPHICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS, AND DESIGNING SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES IN PUTNAM AND VAN WERT COUNTIES. MERCY HEALTH-ST. RITA’S QUALIFIES FOR A FUNDING PREFERENCE AS BOTH PUTNAM AND VAN WERT COUNTIES ARE DESIGNATED HPSAS.

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

SCHS - HEERF - CARES ACT FOR INSTITUTION

CLINICAL SERVICES

RURAL HEALTH CLINIC VACCINE CONFIDENCE PROGRAM

COMMUNITY FACILITY 2019 DISASTER GRANTS - TORNADOES FLOODS OTHER

DLT OPIOID GRANTS

TELEMEDICINE GRANT

IMPLEMENTATION OF SBIRT STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)