Project Grant P1053088

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 FACILITY TYPE: HOSPITAL ADDRESS: 903 S. ADAMS ST., RITZVILLE, WA 99169 WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.EARH.ORG NETWORK DIRECTOR: COREY FEDIE, CEO; CONTACT: (509) 659-1200; EMAIL: CFEDIE@EARH.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR: PAMELA GILMORE, CLINIC MANAGER; CONTACT: (509) 659-1200, X202; EMAIL: PGILMORE@EARH.ORG NETWORK PLANNING PROJECT: ADAMS COUNTY HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE LEGISLATIVE AIMS: AIM #1: ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES AND AIM #2: EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES. FOCUS AREA: ADAMS COUNTY HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVES' FOCUS AREA IS REDUCING BARRIERS AND INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE. PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: ADAMS COUNTY, WASHINGTON GRANT FUNDING REQUESTED: $100,000 THE APPLICANT SEEKS A ONE-YEAR PLANNING GRANT TO FORMALIZE THE ADAMS COUNTY HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE INTO A FORMAL NETWORK STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS THE VISION OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY THAT ADVANCES WELLNESS FOR ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AND WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE SUPPORTED TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH. ADAMS COUNTY IS 1,925 SQUARE MILES OF PRIMARILY AGRICULTURAL FARMLAND WITH A POPULATION JUST OVER 24,000. DEMOGRAPHICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY, THE ZIP CODES COMPRISING THE TWO LARGEST COMMUNITIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS OF THE COUNTY ARE QUITE DIFFERENT. ABOUT 25% OF RESIDENTS OF RITZVILLE/EAST ADAMS COUNTY ARE AGE 65+ AND MORE THAN 83% ARE CAUCASIAN. IN CONTRAST, OTHELLO IN WEST ADAMS COUNTY IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ZIP CODES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND 74% OF THE WEST ADAMS COUNTY POPULATION IS HISPANIC. ALL OF THE NETWORK MEMBERS ARE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREA, ACTIVELY SERVE THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND ARE READY TO FORMALIZE NETWORK COLLABORATION INCLUDING IDENTIFYING RESOURCE-SHARING OPPORTUNITIES. THE NETWORK MEMBERS INCLUDE: ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2, EAST ADAMS RURAL HEALTHCARE (EARH), IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT SERVES EASTERN ADAM S COUNTY. EARH ALSO PROVIDES A HOST OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND TWO RURAL HEALTH CLINICS. ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #3, OTHELLO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (OTHELLO) IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVING WESTERN ADAMS COUNTY. ADAMS COUNTY INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDES A WEALTH OF IMPORTANT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EMERGENCY HOUSING, FOOD AND NUTRITION INFORMATION TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO QUALIFY THROUGH WIC, AND IMMUNIZATIONS. RURAL RESOURCES COMMUNITY ACTION (RURAL RESOURCES) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE GOAL IS TO MEET THE BASIC, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. UNIDOS NUEVA ALIANZA FOUNDATION (UNA) IS A LOCAL GRASSROOTS NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS AND PROMOTES THE RIGHTS OF HISPANIC/LATINX, IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE, AGRICULTURE/FARM WORKERS, LGBTQ+, LOW-INCOME, DISABLED, AND SYSTEMICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDER-SERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE APPLICANT LEARNED ABOUT THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH. AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT 8, ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 QUALIFIES FOR A FUNDING PREFERENCE AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HRSA).