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The Rural Health Transformation Program money everyone has been waiting on is starting to land. Some counties are turning it into mobile integrated health teams, and some rural EMS systems are still driving 50 miles to the nearest hospital. This week is about who's getting the money and what the winners did differently.
Table of Contents:
How one Maryland county turned $3.5M in RHTP money into a mobile integrated health team
$45M for EMS-led care in three states
A new community paramedic program in Grand Junction, and Missouri's 51-mile problem
Funding Watch: a $720K decision due this month
MIH Trivia: what 904 patients saved one EMS agency
Read Time: 3 minutes
Program Spotlight
St. Mary's County, Maryland, just landed $3.5 million from the state's Rural Health Transformation Program, and the plan behind it isn't a health department going it alone. Health Officer Dr. Meena Brewster's initiative brings in the county's Department of Emergency Services, the Ambulance and Rescue Squad Association, a federally qualified health center, the YMCA and a university health literacy center.
The money launches St. Mary's 360: Connected Care Everywhere, including a mobile integrated health team that goes to residents who frequently call 911 or can't get to care. The full story shows how the pieces fit together, and it's a useful checklist if your county is writing its own application.
Who to Contact:
St. Mary's County Health Department (Health Officer Dr. Meena Brewster): [email protected] or 301-475-4350
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Program Roundup
Where the Money Is Going, and Where It Still Isn't
Alabama is putting $25 million into a treat-in-place pilot, North Carolina is sending $10 million to 39 EMS agencies, and Arkansas is building a $10 million EMS navigation network. See which state paid for what, and why the details matter for your next application.
Community paramedic Stephanie Huston's new program saw 25 to 30 patients in its first month. She explains which calls it's built for, and why they were never a job for the engine crew.
A new federal grant pays for the training and upgrades at 20 rural hospitals. It doesn't change the fact that 36% of rural Missouri counties have no hospital at all.
Resources
Funding Watch
Iowa: a $720K decision due this month. MEDIC EMS applied for up to $720,000 in Iowa HHS Rural Health Transformation money to send paramedics and EMTs into rural homes for non-emergency care. The state is expected to decide in October.
California: $50,000 community paramedicine grants, rolling. The CARESTAR Foundation funds California LEMSAs with an approved community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program, first come first served, by invitation.
MIH Trivia: What Did 904 Patients Save?
MedStar's community paramedicine program in Fort Worth enrolled 904 patients, and they needed 48% fewer ambulance trips. How much did the program save over eight years?
