Rural Health Overview
The mission of the Office of Rural Health is to link rural
communities with state and federal resources and to help them support
sustainable health care delivery systems, and to ensure access to services
in rural Kansas.
The Office serves rural communities by collecting and
disseminating of information; coordinating activities in the state that relate
to rural health care; identifying federal, state, and non-governmental programs
that support rural health initiatives; supporting rural health policy
development through collaboration and partnerships, and supporting the
recruitment and retention of health professionals to serve rural areas of the
state.
The Office of Rural Health administers the
Small Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP), the
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (FLEX) program (for Critical Access
Hospital conversion and network development), and the state Hospital
Bioterrorism Preparedness Program.
Rural Health also runs the
Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS). Sign up to receive
timely announcements on rural health news from the state, region, and the
nation.
To
contact the Office of Rural Health,
BLRH email, or call (785)
296-1200.
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