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Trump Administration Announces $32 Million to Recruit Rural Doctors, Train Healthcare Workers and Expand Emergency Mental Healthcare Across Mississippi
Today, the Trump Administration announced $32 million in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to strengthen Mississippi’s rural healthcare workforce and expand access to emergency mental health services. This investment will provide…
Governor Reeves Announces 60 Rural Health Transformation Program Awards Totaling $32.6 Million
Governor Tate Reeves today announced 60 awards totaling $32,606,496.32 through the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program. The awards are part of Mississippi’s $205.9 million first-year implementation budget and follow previously announced…
Trump Administration Announces $104 Million to Transform Rural Healthcare Across Mississippi Through Cutting-Edge Technology and Expanded Care Closer to Home
The Trump Administration announced today that more than $104 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding is being put to work to modernize rural healthcare, expand access to services, and strengthen care delivery for…
Governor Reeves Announces 167 Rural Health Transformation Program Awards Totaling More Than $104 Million
From the Office of Governor Tate Reeves JACKSON, Miss . – Governor Tate Reeves today announced 167 awards totaling $104,115,146 through the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program. The awards are part of Mississippi’s $205.9 million…
Mississippi Launches Rural Health Transformation Program Office and Website
From the Office of Governor Tate Reeves JACKSON, Miss . – Governor Tate Reeves today announced the establishment of the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Office and launch of the official Mississippi RHTP website. The newly…
CMS Launches Landmark $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled details on how states can apply to receive funding from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program created under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to strengthen health…
Rural health funding aims to address mental health care in Mississippi
The establishment of specialized mental health crisis units in emergency rooms in Mississippi aims to fill a missing component in the state’s continuum of care. As part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, applications have been accepted to…
Local hospital using grant worth over $290K to improve worker efficiency and patient safety
PURVIS, Miss. (WDAM) – South Mississippi State Hospital is a 50-bed behavioral health hospital that provides services to folks diagnosed with a mental illness. The hospital was awarded $297,200 through the Mississippi Rural Health…
Memorial Health System to receive $15M in rural health care grants
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — Gov. Tate Reeves said more than $104 million in grant funding is the beginning of a five-year plan to improve rural health care across Mississippi. Reeves said the long-term goal is for patients to see a difference in the…
Telehealth provider, children’s services group share how they’ll use grants to better rural healthcare
MISSISSIPPI — The first awards through the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program have been announced, detailing who is receiving the grants and what they will use them for.