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Rural Health Grants

A hospital's relationship with its community is an integral part of its ability to serve residents and improve their access to healthcare. Since 1995, MultiPlan's Rural Health Outreach Grant Program has awarded nearly $390,000 to help rural hospitals reach out with programs and services that address the healthcare needs of their communities.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2011 MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant —

Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas will use their grant to purchase a swimming pool lift to help provide therapeutic services for the handicapped and elderly through their Baptist Health Community Assist Program.

Barnesville Hospital Association in Barnesville, Ohio will purchase a computerized neurocognitive testing program used to evaluate and monitor concussions for athletes at four high schools participating in the “Preventing Post Concussion Syndrome in High School Athletes” program.

Cascade Medical Center in Cascade, Idaho will expand their existing ER services with the purchase of a Broselow Crash Cart used to help assess and treat traumas in pediatric patients.

Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, Wisconsin will use the grant funding in their “Stroke Awareness” program to facilitate training sessions, provide educational supplies and materials for healthcare professionals, and to promote the program throughout the community.

Margaretville Memorial Hospital in Margaretville, New York will fund its “Nutritional Wellness for Kids” program, which seeks to improve the nutritional health of the community by educating and engaging students and their families on nutrition, healthy eating habits, and chronic disease prevention.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois will use the grant to support its “Jump Start” program, a week-long, summer day camp where pre-teen and teen-age children participate in physical fitness activities, learn about nutrition, and build self-esteem, giving them the tools to make life-long healthy choices.

Sayre Memorial Hospital in Sayre, Oklahoma will use their grant to help purchase Emergency Room equipment that will help hasten diagnosis and treatment for patients suffering from coronary distress.

Saint Francis Hospital in Maryville, Missouri will expand their “Preventing Diabetes – One Child at a Time” program to educate 5th and 6th grade students and their families about diabetes and its prevention, and to motivate them to make behavior changes that lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, Georgia will use the grant to purchase equipment and training materials to support its “Advanced Cardiac Life Support Program.”

Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, New Hampshire, through its “Healthcare within the Home” program, will purchase 14 health monitoring systems that allow for daily patient monitoring for patients transitioning to Home Care or Hospice services.

Eligibility requirements
Applying hospitals must meet the following requirements to be eligible for a Rural Health Outreach Grant:

  • The applicant must be a participating provider of the MultiPlan, PHCS, HealthEOS, Beech Street or Texas True Choice networks.
  • The applicant must be a hospital in a rural area with population less than 1,000 persons per square mile.
  • The facility must provide acute care.
  • The facility must be considered an inpatient hospital.

MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant Recipients
Read about our previous MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant recipients -
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

For more information about the MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant, contact us at rural@multiplan.com.