Sunday, April 27, 2025
4/27/2025
Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program - Project Title – Margaretville Hospital Community Paramedicine Program Name: Margaretville Hospital Address: 42084 State Highway 28, Margaretville, NY 12455 Facility Type: Critical Access Hospital https://www.margaretvillehosp.org/ Adam Billingslea Project Director 845.334.4959 Adam.billingslea@hahv.org Proposed workforce training track Track 3 Community Paramedicine Target Service Area Margaretville Hospital serves 59,578 residents in Delaware County and people living in parts of Ulster County. Delaware is a HRSA-designated rural counties. Parts of Ulster County are HRSA-designated rural towns/census tract #: Shandaken, 955300; Denning & Hardenburgh, 950900; Olive, 951000; Rochester 955000; Woodstock 950600, 950500. List of proposed network partner organizations • Office of the Aging Delaware County • Office of the Aging Ulster County • Catskill Hudson Area Health Education Center (CHAHEC) • Delaware County Emergency Services • Mountainside Residential Care Services • WMCHealth Advanced Physician Services (APS) • Margaretville Hospital Total funding amount requested for the entire three-year period of performance $1,544,956 Capacity to serve rural underserved populations Margaretville Hospital is a HealthAlliance hospital and member of the WMCHealth Network, a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses. Margaretville Hospital is a 15-bed critical access hospital that has been serving Delaware and Ulster County residents for nearly 100 years providing comprehensive medical services to the residents of Delaware, Greene, Ulster and Schoharie counties. The hospital offers patients immediate access to the best care available including emergency care, ambulatory care services, laboratory testing, medical imaging, physical and occupational therapy, swing bed rehabilitation programs, respite care, board certified specialist or wellness and education. Margaretville Hospital has a range of services to meet the needs of the community without having to drive miles away to access quality care. Margaretville Hospital is a part of the Delaware-Ulster Senior Care Network, which began meeting in 2020 and was formed to improve communication with the aging population and their families; improve access to healthcare and community-based services; and improve health outcomes. The Network members also have a long history of serving the residents of Delaware and Ulster County. While one member, WMCHealth Advanced Physician Services, is a relative newcomer to Ulster and Delaware County, having served this area for three years, they are committed to enhancing lives by building upon their status as the unmatched provider of choice for quality healthcare. Margaretville Hospital has the experience in managing projects of this scale and larger. Specifically, Margaretville Hospital is the recipient of a HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Planning, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Implementation grants. In addition, the Hospital currently has a HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program grant; and a SAMHSA Emergency Medical Services Training grant. Each of those grants has designated personnel to manage the award. A dedicated staff person from the HealthAlliance finance department oversees all grant awards and works closely with the Project Director and Grants Manager to ensure that funds are properly accounted for reporting and audit purposes. Funding Preference Margaretville Hospital is requesting a funding preference based on qualification the fact that Delaware County is in a designated HPSA and a MUC/MUP. Margaretville Hospital is also requesting special consideration based on the inclusion of a signed MOA/U with all network partners included in Attachment 11.
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).