Phelps County Regional Medical Center

Phelps County Regional Medical Center, doing business as Phelps Health, is a non-profit, county-owned hospital located in Rolla, Missouri, serving six rural counties in the state. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2012, the organization is structured as a hospital and non-profit entity with a focus on healthcare services in rural Missouri. While not currently holding a federal contract vehicle, Phelps Health has been actively engaged in federal grant awards, primarily through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

The medical center has received multiple federal grant awards addressing critical healthcare needs in rural Missouri. Its most significant recent grant is a $749,992 Rural Residency Planning and Development Program award to establish a family medicine residency program with enhanced obstetrics, aimed at addressing physician shortages in rural areas. Additionally, Phelps Health has received sub-awards related to COVID-19 emergency labor expenses from the Missouri Department of Public Safety, a rural patient transportation service grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation for wheelchair-accessible transportation, and a subaward from A.T. Still University supporting telehealth services and COVID-19 training. The organization has also been awarded grants through the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program and the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Simulation Education Training Program, demonstrating its commitment to improving healthcare access, education, and services in rural communities.