Redmond Park Hospital Llc

ESTABLISH THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA RURAL INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPORTATION (NW-GRIT) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACROSS A MULTI-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. - REDMOND PARK HOSPITAL DBA ADVENTHEALTH REDMOND REQUESTS $934,400 IN ONE-TIME FEDERAL FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA RURAL INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPORTATION (NW-GRIT), A REGIONAL NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EXPAND TIMELY ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACROSS MURRAY, GORDON, FLOYD, CHATTOOGA, AND POLK COUNTIES. RESIDENTS FACE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS THAT INCLUDE LIMITED FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE, ADVANCE-RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTED OPERATING HOURS, AND LONG TRAVEL DISTANCES WHEN TRYING TO REACH MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO DELAYED CARE, MISSED APPOINTMENTS, AND INAPPROPRIATE RELIANCE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS). NW-GRIT WILL ESTABLISH A COORDINATED, MULTI-SITE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INTEGRATED WITH ADVENTHEALTH REDMOND, ADVENTHEALTH GORDON, AND ADVENTHEALTH MURRAY, UTILIZING CENTRALIZED DISPATCH AND REAL-TIME ROUTING TO OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND PATIENT FLOW WHILE REDUCING THE USE OF NON-EMERGENT TRANSPORT AND PROLONGED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BOARDING AS NEEDED. GRANT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT STARTUP INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING TRANSPORT VEHICLES, STRETCHERS, AND DISPATCH TECHNOLOGY. NW-GRIT IS DESIGNED AS A SELF-SUSTAINING MODEL BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD THROUGH DIVERSIFIED REVENUE STREAMS AND SYSTEM-LEVEL EFFICIENCIES, INCLUDING A MIXED REIMBURSEMENT REVENUE STRUCTURE; ONGOING ADVENTHEALTH OPERATIONAL SUPPORT; COST AVOIDANCE FROM REDUCED EMS MISUSE AND IMPROVED PATIENT FLOW; AND EFFICIENT CENTRALIZED DISPATCH AND STAFFING MODELS. ADVENTHEALTH REDMOND BRINGS STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND EXPERIENCE MANAGING FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS.