Resources

The Center's searchable Resource Library features articles, reports, webinars, podcasts, toolkits, and other materials developed by trusted industry leaders to guide and support rural health stakeholders.
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This webinar topic will focus on the building a sustainable rural EMS workforce, based off of the recently released summit guide titled, Building a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce for the 21st Century. The guide includes strategies focused on four key areas, all of which are applicable to rural EMS.
This webinar topic will focus on the basics of telehealth services and the process of telehealth integration through SHIP funds.
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Fall 2024 Flex Program Workshop

View details about the FORHP Flex Program Workshop scheduled for October 22-24, 2024 in Rockville, Maryland. This event is intended for new Flex Program staff, including Coordinators and Directors.
This webinar highlighting essential tools and resources from the RRPD and THCPD Technical Assistance Center. This session will explore the wide array of support available to grantees, focusing on practical tools that enhance program development, data management, and rural health initiatives.
Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC), a 49-bed, perspective payment hospital located in Fort Kent, Maine, was one of six organizations selected to participate in the 2022-2023 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Read more about their year-long engagement in RHPTP, as NMMC worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance consultants on financial and operational improvements, as well as strategy and infrastructure to improve quality in preparation for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models.
The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has been awarded a three-year, nearly $12 million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals across the country — to help them add or expand health care services to meet community needs and keep care close to home.
The National Rural Health Resource Center's Building a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce for the 21st Century: A Report of the 2024 Rural Health Workforce Summit offers recommendations and practical strategies to address current and anticipated workforce challenges being felt by the country’s rural health care organizations and communities. 
Located in Southeastern Appalachia, the Jaynes team serves its patients in a former post office, now turned clinic, in more ways than your typical primary care visits. Read more about this inspiring site visit to Corbin, Kentucky and the many lessons learned.
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DRCHSD 2024 Annual Summit

This event provides DRCHSD hospitals and clinics with a collaborative learning environment. Through presentations and interactive discussions, participants will improve and strengthen their organizations.
Effective care management is key in achieving the aims of health care transformation and the journey down the road to value-based care. Care management leads to healthier people because they
More and more organizations recognize that moving toward population health and addressing the complex issues seen within rural health care call for collaboration with diverse sets of partners and stakeholders
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death by disease in the United States. The percentage of adults in rural areas who have been diagnosed with
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) continues to strive in providing the most up-to-date and relevant tools and resources for rural