Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program - Applicant Organization Information Organization: The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital dba Bassett Medical Center Entity Type: Non-Profit with 501c3 IRS status Address: One Atwell Rd, Cooperstown, New York 13326 Website Address: www.bassett.org Designated Project Director Information Project Director Name: Nicole Blanchard, DrPH Contact Phone Numbers (Voice, Fax): 607-322-5163 Email Address: nicole.blanchard@bassett.org Project Track Regular Network Planning Grant Track Network Planning Grant Project Network Name: Creating an Aging in Place Continuum of Care in the Northern Catskills Legislative Aim Regular Network Planning: Aim #1: Achieve Efficiencies; Aim #2: expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole Focus Area Regular Network Planning Track: “ Bassett Medical Center's focus area is an integrated system to deliver Continuum of Care for Aging in Place”. Proposed Service Region Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties, New York State. All designated Rural by HRSA Population to be Served Any residents aged 60 and older in Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties Network Members: Bassett Healthcare Network, hospital and community clinic system; Helios Care, in-home hospice and palliative care; At Home Care, licensed Home Health agency; Otsego County Office for the Aging, a County government department; Schoharie County Office for the Aging, a County government department; Leatherstocking Collaborative Health Partners, a network focused on health systems management and general public health issues Creating an Aging in Place continuum of care is a high priority for each agency; integration of services are necessary for a sustainable future and to achieve agency missions. Experience in Serving Rural Underserved Populations All six founding member agencies and the applicant agencies serve only rural residents. The largest healthcare provider regionally, the only hospice providing in-home palliative care; a home health agency that has thrived in a rural setting while others have not; two county agencies of rural governments dedicated to serving older rural adults and a collaborative network that focuses on solution to emerging health management issues in rural areas are the founders of the proposed network. Between them, there is more than 215 years of experience working in this rural setting and adapting state-of-the-art services to a rural delivery model. Total Grant Request: $83,492 Funding Preference: We are applying for a funding preference (Qualification 1) due to HPSA status.
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