INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. The Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) today celebrated the selection of 19 community health centers and partner organizations for funding through the Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program (Indiana RHTP).
The awards are part of Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-being (GROW) Regional Grants, Indiana’s statewide plan for investing federal RHTP funding. Nearly 200 organizations were selected across eight regional coalitions to improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes in rural communities.
The funded initiatives will expand primary and behavioral healthcare, strengthen maternal and infant health services, develop the rural healthcare workforce, increase access to mobile and virtual care, improve care coordination and transportation, and modernize healthcare technology.
The following IPHCA members and community health partners were selected as grant recipients:
- Ascension St. Vincent
- Aspire Indiana Health
- Centerstone
- Damar Services, Inc.
- Good Samaritan Family Health Center, Inc.
- Hamilton Center, Inc.
- HealthLinc, Inc.
- INcompass Healthcare
- Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
- LifeSpring, Inc.
- Maple City Health Care Center
- Neighborhood Health Center
- NorthShore Health Centers
- Open Door Health Clinic
- Riggs Community Health Center
- Southern Indiana Community Health Care
- Valley Oaks Health, Inc.
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center
- Well Care Community Health, Inc.
“Community health centers have long been essential to healthcare delivery in rural Indiana,” said Ben Harvey, President and CEO of IPHCA. “These awards recognize the experience, relationships and infrastructure health centers bring to this work. More importantly, they provide an opportunity to expand care, build stronger regional partnerships and develop solutions that reflect the needs of each community.”
Indiana received nearly $207 million for the first year of the five-year federal Rural Health Transformation Program. Through GROW, the state is bringing together hospitals, community health centers, behavioral health providers, emergency medical services, public health agencies and community organizations to build more coordinated and sustainable systems of care.
The regional projects include investments in:
- New and expanded access points for primary, behavioral, dental and maternal healthcare
- Mobile clinics, mobile integrated health teams and in-home services
- Telehealth, remote patient monitoring and specialty consultation
- Community health workers, patient navigation and care coordination
- Rural healthcare workforce recruitment, training and retention
- Transportation and other services that help rural residents reach care
- Health information exchange, interoperability and digital infrastructure
- Chronic disease prevention and management
- Behavioral health and crisis response services
“These investments will reach well beyond any single organization or project,” Harvey said. “Their long-term value will come from connecting providers and community partners around shared goals, reducing gaps in care and creating a stronger rural healthcare system for the people who depend on it.”
IPHCA served as a technical assistance partner for the development of regional proposals in Regions 4 and 6 and will continue working with community health centers, state agencies and regional partners as the projects move into implementation.
About IPHCA
The Indiana Primary Health Care Association is the statewide association for Indiana’s community health centers. IPHCA supports its members through training, technical assistance, collaboration and initiatives that strengthen access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Hoosiers.
About the Rural Health Transformation Program
Indiana RHTP is administered by the Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Department of Health. This Rural Health Transformation Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $206,927,896.80 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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