Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program Advisory Committee is to advise The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) on all aspects of rural health care unique to the Delta Region. DRCHSD Advisory Committee (AC) members provide valuable information regarding health issues and challenges that are impacting this region.
AC members will inform the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and The Center of key issues impacting the communities, provision of technical assistance services and development of resources. AC input provides strategic direction and implementation of objectives of the technical assistance and will provide feedback for program effectiveness.
The AC serves by providing The Center with their professional expertise; their diverse knowledge of constituent perspectives; and, their information on local and national rural health challenges and resources. Information gathered through feedback also helps to ensure the technical assistance is responsive to current needs of local communities and allows for identification of emerging trends.
The Advisory Committee will share their insight and advise on the following topics:
- Rural health policy
- Financial distress factors
- Issues in health care quality
- Rural health care coordination
- Access to care including the implementation of telehealth technology
- Identification of problems with delivery of health care
- Emergency medical services
- Identification of problems in rural health care workforce including the education, training, recruitment and retention of health care providers
- Any other matters relating to rural health care
Advisory Committee Members
Name | Organization |
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Michael Meit | East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health |
Trisha Eleyae | Natchitoches Regional Medical Center |
Mellie Bridewell | Arkansas Rural Health Partnership |
Tearsanee Davis | The University of Mississippi Medical Center |
John Supplitt | American Hospital Association |
Pat Schou | Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network |
Brock Slabach | National Rural Health Association |
Ernie Scott | Kentucky State Office of Rural Health |
Joshua Gilmore | Iron County Medical Center |
Melissa VanDyne | Missouri Rural Health Association |
Bill Jolley | Tennessee Hospital Association |
Cassandra Williams | Hope Credit Union Enterprise Corporation |
Christina Wade | Delta Regional Authority |
Brian Henson | Delta Regional Authority |
Rachel Moscato | Federal Office of Rural Health Policy |
Patricia Burbano | Federal Office of Rural Health Policy |
Nancy Rios | Office of Regional Operations |
Richard Overcast | Office of Regional Operations |