Project Grant P1053106

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT: MISSOURI EMS ASSOCIATION, 119 SOUTH HIGHWAY 89, LINN, MO 65051, IS A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION. WWW.MEMSA.ORG. PROJECT / NETWORK DIRECTOR: SHELBY COX, SHELBY@CABLLC.COM, 314-808-7599. NETWORK NAME: MISSOURI RURAL MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORK REPLICATION. THE PROJECT MEETS ALL THREE LEGISLATIVE AIMS 1) ACHIEVES EFFICIENCIES, 2) EXPANDS ACCESS TO, COORDINATES AND IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, AND 3) STRENGTHENS THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE MISSOURI EMS ASSOCIATION'S PROJECT FOCUS AREA IS WHOLE PERSON CARE / MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE THAT IMPROVES PATIENT OUTCOMES AND ADDRESSES HEALTH INEQUITIES AND SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH. THE PROPOSED SERVICE REGION IS RURAL COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS AT OR BELOW 200% FPL BUT NO PERSON WILL BE TURNED AWAY. THE EMPHASIS IS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. INITIAL KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE THE MISSOURI EMS ASSOCIATION, MISSOURI PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT, AND TWO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS - GREAT MINES HEALTH CENTER AND MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE. ALL PARTNERS EXCEPT ONE ARE RURAL (80%). THE PARTNERS ARE COMMITTED TO INTEGRATION OF CARE AND EXPLORING WAYS TO REPLICATE BEST PRACTICES. ALL PARTNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE AND MISSIONS TO SERVE UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON REPLICATING THE RURAL MIH MODEL THAT RECEIVED THE HRSA PRIMARY CARE CHALLENGE AWARD IN 2023. RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ARE ENGAGED IN THE PROJECT PLANNING THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS ABOUT THE SERVICES DELIVERED IN THE EXISTING MODEL AND THROUGH SATISFACTION SURVEYS. THE MISSOURI EMS ASSOCIATION LEARNED OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH A HRSA NEWSLETTER. A FUNDING PREFERENCE IS REQUESTED AS THE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON PRIMARY CARE, AND WELLNESS AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES.