Top 5 Most Interesting Moves
September 11, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🏥 Nowata converts to Rural Emergency Hospital
Ascension St. John Nowata has officially converted to a Rural Emergency Hospital, preserving 24/7 emergency and outpatient care while ending local inpatient and swing-bed services.
Why it matters: The REH model can keep a rural access point open, but communities may still lose services they consider essentia...
Top 5 Most Interesting Moves
September 4, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
👩⚕️ Indiana directs $120M to access and workforce
Indiana is deploying $120 million in RHTP funding across eight regions to expand maternal care, primary and behavioral health access, workforce development, transportation, and chronic disease prevention.
Why it matters: Indiana is not organizing its first-year investment around a single provider type. I...
Top 5 Most Interesting Moves
August 28, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🏥 Some rural hospitals are saying no to RHTP
Some rural hospitals are opting out of Rural Health Transformation opportunities because they do not have the administrative capacity to pursue or manage them.
Why it matters: The hospitals that may need transformation funding most can also be the least equipped to compete for it.
What stands out: Effie Carlson,...
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