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Health department urges outreach as Rural Health Transformation Program awards approach
Summary
Warren County health officials told commissioners that the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) first awards—about $120 million—are expected in early September and urged commissioners to contact state elected officials to advocate that local critical access hospitals (including Williamsport-area facilities) and their partners not be deprioritized.
The county health department briefed the board on the federal Rural Health Transformation Program and urged local advocacy ahead of award announcements.
Health staff said the first awards—"about $120 million"—are expected by early September and that Warren County is in District 3 for allocation considerations. The department expressed concern that critical access hospitals, including the Williamsport-associated facility, could be deprioritized in some rounds in favor of larger entities; staff recommended commissioners contact state-level elected officials to press for inclusion of local partners and critical access hospitals in funding rounds.
Commissioners asked whether other local partners (co-ops, nonprofit organizations, schools) might qualify; health staff said eligibility varies and that regional initiatives sometimes route resources to smaller counties but that having local entities on applications makes access easier. The health department emphasized the hospital's central role as a partner for county health programs.
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