Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement

Objectives: The various programs included in this assistance listing are: Delta Region Community Health Systems Development enhances health care delivery in Delta Region through technical assistance (TA) to providers in select rural communities, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), small rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and others. Delta States Rural Development Network funds organizations located in the 8 Delta states through planning, implementation, and development of integrated health care networks. Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training addresses the need in healthcare facilities for trained administrative support or business operations professionals in rural communities. Delta Health Systems Implementation improves healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that improve financial sustainability of hospitals and increase access to care. Rural Health Network Development supports integrated health care networks that address health care needs of targeted rural community. Rural Health Network Development Planning assists in the development of an integrated rural health care network, specifically for entities without a history of formal collaborative efforts. Rural Health Care Coordination supports rural health consortiums/networks by improving access, delivery, and quality of care. Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies improves access to maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities through a network approach. Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination improves and expands access to and coordination of perinatal health care services in Delta Region. Rural Health Care Services Outreach supports rural communities by expanding and enhancing health care delivery through a strong consortium. Rural Northern Border Region (NBRC) Outreach promotes the delivery of health care services to underserved populations in rural NBRC service area. Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network expands public health capacity by establishing rural health networks to support health care job development, training and placement. Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Technical Assistance provides TA to rural health care networks engaging in public health workforce training. Rural Northern Border Region Healthcare Support supports rural communities in NBRC service area in their efforts to enhance access to health. Various Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs (RCORP) include: RCORP-Implementation reduces the morbidity and mortality from substance abuse disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), by strengthening and expanding prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Assistance provides TA for rural communities engaging in activities to combat OUD. RCORP-Psychostimulant Support strengthens and expands prevention, treatment, and recovery services for rural individuals. Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement supports rural primary care providers in planning and implementation of quality improvement. RCORP-Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome advances RCORP’s overall goal of reducing incidence and impact of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in rural communities. Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Centers-Northern Border Region creates a collaborative approach to provide career and workforce training activities in NBRC region to assist individuals affected by SUD. RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Support (RCORP-BHS) improves access to and quality of SUD and other behavioral health care services in rural communities. RCORP-Medication Assisted Treatment Access establishes new MAT access points and increase capacity for sustainable MAT service provision in rural areas. Rural Health Clinic-Behavioral Health Care increases availability of behavioral health care services provided by Rural Health Clinics. RCORP-Overdose Response supports rapid, gap-filling activities that enable rural communities to respond to the ongoing overdose crisis. RCORP-Child and Adolesc