Weems
Memorial Hospital is one of five hospitals across the country
selected to receive a national technical assistance grant to help the
hospital and county leaders identify areas for improvement,
strategize potential solutions, and develop a specific action plan
for sustainability.
The
grant is made available through the Texas A&M University Center
for Optimizing Rural Health (CORH), and is funded by the Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The COHR grant
will provide guidance and assistance in reaching the hospital’s
goals, including on-site visits, active support for a 12-month period
and availability for continued assistance on an as-needed basis going
forward.
The
technical assistance will include a Community Forum/Q&A
Session on Tuesday, January 21, at 5:30pm at the Franklin
County Courthouse Annex located at 34 Forbes Street, Apalachicola.
The
January 21 forum will cover topics including the state of rural
health, value of having a local critical access hospital, the role of
the community in supporting a local hospital and a Q&A session.
"We
expect this assistance will help enhance Weems' provision of high
quality, local care and assure that the people we serve have access
as needed to the high-tech care of the 21st century," said David
Walker, Weems interim CEO.
According
to COHR, changes in the healthcare delivery system have left smaller,
more isolated hospitals in precarious situations as health care has
become more dependent on technology and specialization in medicine;
however, even as much care has moved to centralized centers, quality
care is highly dependent upon local access to excellent primary care,
timely transfer when a higher level of care is needed, and reliable
communication across levels of care.
Weems
was selected for the grant as part of COHR's annual selection
process to assist small, rural hospitals to identify and address
issues that may be contributing to their future viability or
financial vulnerability.
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