Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact - Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc. is a nonprofit agency working to support the rural healthcare provider clinical integration and network infrastructure, enabling the system to expand outreach and increase access to care for rural communities. SHC is on a mission to support rural healthcare provider clinical integration and a network infrastructure that will enable participants to coordinate care, expand outreach, and increase access to care for rural communities. Substance Use Disorder has become a widespread public health challenge throughout rural Georgia, and local safety net providers lack the awareness, training, and resources needed to address the needs of adults, families, and youth impacted by the Opioid Epidemic. Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc., has assembled a Consortium that includes service providers across Primary Care, Crisis Care, and Healthcare Workforce Development sectors in rural southeast Georgia to create a comprehensive and sustainable service expansion. The targeted rural service area includes Appling County and Bacon County, eligible as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer.With RCORP-Impact funding, SHC will lead the Consortium to expand existing and establish new services in Appling and Bacon counties. Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc. will leverage the power of the established Consortium to bring primary care, behavioral health, MAT, and OB-GYN services to rural Georgia under one roof, while creating new opportunities to build a responsive workforce. Consortium members will include: HealtHIE Community Center of Baxley, HealtHIE Community Center of Surrency, HealtHIE Community Center of Alma, Southern Georgia Physicians Group, Bacon County Health System, Southern Pharmacare, Valdosta State University, and Appling County Schools. Proposed treatment and recovery expansions will address the need for SUD services that reach adults, children, and adolescents, and pregnant / parenting women, strengthening the web of services available, increasing case load capacity, and reducing waiting periods for vulnerable individuals. In total, at least 970 individuals will benefit in Year One, to increase by at least 100 individuals annually.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).