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@RHRC

The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) is a national leader focused on helping rural health organizations adapt and thrive through change.

 Duluth, Minnesota
ruralcenter.org/
Joined April 2009
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Rural Health Innovations, the consulting arm of The Center, in partnership with @Health4Texas, has released a series of recommendations that offer guidance on how to successfully implement future #rural value-based payment models. View the recommendations: bit.ly/TexasCHART
Two pages of the new recommendation document. Text: New Resouces. Recommendations for Rural Value-Based Payment Models. Rural Health Innovations logo.

ALT Two pages of the new recommendation document. Text: New Resouces. Recommendations for Rural Value-Based Payment Models. Rural Health Innovations logo.

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The 2025 update to our Population Health Toolkit includes the most current measures from a half-dozen publicly available datasets, presented in an interactive dashboard that can help you identify social drivers of health in your community. 🔗 bit.ly/PopHealthToolkit
Screenshot of Population Health Toolkit analytics window overtop of blue background. Text: New Data for the New Year. View Our Updated Population Health Toolkit. National Rural Health Resource Center logo.

ALT Screenshot of Population Health Toolkit analytics window overtop of blue background. Text: New Data for the New Year. View Our Updated Population Health Toolkit. National Rural Health Resource Center logo.

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Today, we honor and celebrate the dream and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose unwavering commitment to peace and justice transformed the world, and continues to transform the world. #MLKDay
Illustration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sitting at a desk in his office. Text: Celebrating the dream and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Rural Health Resource Center logo.

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Due to the strong interest expressed by hospitals, we’ve extended the deadline for applications to participate in the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program’s first cohort to Friday, January 17, 2025. 🔗bit.ly/RHSP-Website
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Applications to participate in the first cohort of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program — open to critical access hospitals, prospective payment system hospitals, rural emergency hospitals and tribal hospitals — are being accepted until 1/15/2025. 🔗 bit.ly/RHSP-Website
Patient lying in a hospital bed with a medical monitor beside them. Text: Apply Today! Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. Deadline to Apply: Jan. 15. Rural Hospital Stabilization Program logo.

ALT Patient lying in a hospital bed with a medical monitor beside them. Text: Apply Today! Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. Deadline to Apply: Jan. 15. Rural Hospital Stabilization Program logo.

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Applications to participate in the first cohort of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program — open to critical access hospitals, prospective payment system hospitals, rural emergency hospitals and tribal hospitals — are being accepted until 1/15/2025. 🔗 bit.ly/RHSP-Website
Patient lying in a hospital bed with a medical monitor beside them. Text: Apply Today! Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. Deadline to Apply: Jan. 15. Rural Hospital Stabilization Program logo.

ALT Patient lying in a hospital bed with a medical monitor beside them. Text: Apply Today! Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. Deadline to Apply: Jan. 15. Rural Hospital Stabilization Program logo.

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Happy Holidays from The Center's Board of Directors and staff!
Group photo of The Center's staff and Board of Directors, surrounded by pine cones and boughs. Text: Happy Holidays. National Rural Health Resource Center, 2024.

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There’s just a few spots left for the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project’s upcoming Leadership Learning Collaborative (January 14 and 28, February 11 and 25) — so be sure to apply today: bit.ly/RHPTP-LC.
Geometric shapes in the background. Illustration of health care provider speaking with patients. Text: RHPTP Leadership Learning Collaborative, 2024-2025. Advancing Value-Based Care: Leading from the Middle. Speakers: Marleny Garber, Program Manager, Stratis Health and Carrie Howard, Program Manager, Stratis Health. January 14 & 28, 2025; February 11 & 25, 2025. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT. Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project logo.

ALT Geometric shapes in the background. Illustration of health care provider speaking with patients. Text: RHPTP Leadership Learning Collaborative, 2024-2025. Advancing Value-Based Care: Leading from the Middle. Speakers: Marleny Garber, Program Manager, Stratis Health and Carrie Howard, Program Manager, Stratis Health. January 14 & 28, 2025; February 11 & 25, 2025. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT. Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project logo.

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Check out two new guides from our Technical Assistance and Services Center: 🔗 Critical Access Hospital Financial Sustainability Guide: bit.ly/CAH-Sustainability 🔗 Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals to Address Outmigration: bit.ly/CAH-Outmigration
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Thanks to @PNS_News for calling attention to the launch of @HRSAgov 's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy-supported Rural Hospital Stabilization Program! Register for tomorrow's webinar (12/18, 2 pm CT) introducing the program: bit.ly/RHSP-Webinar.
Public News Service (@PNS_News) profile picturePublic News Service@PNS_News17 Dec 2024
A new federal program launching next year is designed to help hospitals struggling to stay afloat in rural places such as #SouthDakota. publicnewsservice.org/2024-1…
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Join us on Dec. 18 (2 p.m. CT) to learn more about the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, a new @HRSAgov initiative helping rural hospitals improve their financial stability by enhancing or expanding health care services. Learn more & register: bit.ly/RHSP-Webinar
Hospital in background with teal overlay. Text: Introduction to the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program Webinar. December 18, 2024, 2 p.m. CT. Rural Hospital Stabilization Program logo.

ALT Hospital in background with teal overlay. Text: Introduction to the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program Webinar. December 18, 2024, 2 p.m. CT. Rural Hospital Stabilization Program logo.

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Apply today for the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project’s upcoming Leadership Learning Collaborative (Jan-Feb 2025) to learn more about value-based care and drive change in your organization! 🔗bit.ly/RHPTP-LC
Geometric shapes in the background. Illustration of health care provider speaking with patients. Text: RHPTP Leadership Learning Collaborative, 2024-2025. Advancing Value-Based Care: Leading from the Middle. Speakers: Marleny Garber, Program Manager, Stratis Health and Tabitha Meyer, Quality Improvement Advisor, Stratis Health. January 14 & 28, 2025; February 11 & 25, 2025. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT. Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project logo.

ALT Geometric shapes in the background. Illustration of health care provider speaking with patients. Text: RHPTP Leadership Learning Collaborative, 2024-2025. Advancing Value-Based Care: Leading from the Middle. Speakers: Marleny Garber, Program Manager, Stratis Health and Tabitha Meyer, Quality Improvement Advisor, Stratis Health. January 14 & 28, 2025; February 11 & 25, 2025. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT. Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project logo.

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Join us on Wed., Dec. 11 for our next HELP Webinar which focuses on collaboration in rural communities. Alana Knudson from @WalshCenter will discuss rural health leaders’ roles as connectors & share resources that can support their work to improve health. bit.ly/HELP-Collaboration
Geometric shapes in background with portrait of Alana Knudson in foreground. Text: HELP (Health Education Learning Program) Webinar. Creating Healthier Rural Communities: Collaboration is the Rural Healthcare Leader's Superpower. Speaker: Alana Knudson, PhD, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. December 11, 2024, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. CT. Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project logo.

ALT Geometric shapes in background with portrait of Alana Knudson in foreground. Text: HELP (Health Education Learning Program) Webinar. Creating Healthier Rural Communities: Collaboration is the Rural Healthcare Leader's Superpower. Speaker: Alana Knudson, PhD, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. December 11, 2024, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. CT. Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project logo.

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This Thanksgiving, we give thanks for the dedication of #ruralhealth care providers, State Offices of Rural Health and other rural stakeholders. Your hard work and commitment make a difference every day, ensuring that rural communities have access to quality care. #Thankful
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There's just ONE WEEK to go! ⏳ On Nov. 21, we're gearing up to celebrate #NationalRuralHealthDay with @NOSORH! Let's rally together to honor the #PowerOfRural! Learn more at powerofrural.org.
Illustration with three figures in the foreground and a rural landscape with a rising sun in the background. Text: National Rural Health Day. 1 Week. powerofrural.org

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Interested in making an impact on the health of #rural America? We're currently hiring for a remote Program Specialist to join the Technical Assistance and Services Center, and Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program teams. Learn more and apply today: bit.ly/Center-Careers
Illustration with icons of people in the background and a magnifying glass superimposed over top. Text: We are hiring. Join our team today! We’re looking for passionate individuals with a heart for rural health to join our diverse team. www.ruralcenter.org. National Rural Health Resource Center logo.

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Center CEO Sally Buck & COO Alyssa Meller recently hosted staff from @SenTinaSmith's office—Sarah Sandgren & Orion DiFranco—to discuss our work in the state and throughout the country, including our new cooperative agreement with @HRSAgov's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Two staff members from Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith's office -- Orion DiFranco, the Northeast Minnesota and broadband outreach director, and Sarah Sandgren, senior outreach director for health, aging and disability -- pose for a photo with Center CEO Sally Buck (right).

ALT Two staff members from Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith's office -- Orion DiFranco, the Northeast Minnesota and broadband outreach director, and Sarah Sandgren, senior outreach director for health, aging and disability -- pose for a photo with Center CEO Sally Buck (right).

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Happy National #NPWeek to the more than 385,000 nurse practitioners who are at the heart of health care in the U.S.! The care they provide helps to expand health care access, promote health equity and improve health outcomes.
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Today, on #VeteransDay, we honor all who have answered the call to serve — and their courage, sacrifices and unwavering commitment to protect the common good.
American flag. Text: Thank You, Veterans. Honoring All Who Served. National Rural Health Resource Center logo.

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Our Technical Assistance and Services Center team has been in Rockville, MD, this week, facilitating the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s annual Fall Flex Program Workshop. Participants came from @ADHPIO, @UACRH, @HealthyFla, @GADCH, @KYRuralHealth and @WVDeptofHealth.
Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, pose for a group photo.

ALT Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, pose for a group photo.

Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, work on an activity.

ALT Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, work on an activity.

Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, speak with Dr. Kristen Dillon (front-right), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s chief medical officer.

ALT Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, speak with Dr. Kristen Dillon (front-right), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s chief medical officer.

Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, listen to a presentation from Tracy Morton, the director of population health at the National Rural Health Resource Center.

ALT Participants at the 2024 Fall Flex Program Workshop, held in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 22-24, listen to a presentation from Tracy Morton, the director of population health at the National Rural Health Resource Center.

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The countdown is on! 🙌 There’s just ONE MONTH until we celebrate #NationalRuralHealthDay on Thursday, Nov. 21! Let's rally together and honor the #PowerOfRural — the people, providers and organizations making a big impact. Join the movement today: powerofrural.org.
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