Claiborne Medical Center

RURAL HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER SEEKS FUNDING THROUGH THE HRSA RURAL HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSES (RNS), A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF MAINTAINING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 39 PATIENTS PER DAY AND IS STAFFED WITH SIX RNS ACROSS A 24-HOUR PERIOD TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS EMERGENCY CARE COVERAGE. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCES AN ANNUAL TURNOVER RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 17%, CREATING ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CHALLENGES COMMON TO RURAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO OFFSET STAFFING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING CURRENT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSING POSITIONS, HELPING ENSURE ADEQUATE CLINICAL COVERAGE, REDUCE WORKFORCE INSTABILITY, AND SUSTAIN ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR PATIENTS IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. BY SUPPORTING RETENTION OF EXISTING NURSING STAFF, THIS FUNDING WILL DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVE OF MAINTAINING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PRESERVING ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN A RURAL HOSPITAL SETTING. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSING RESOURCES IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING TIMELY PATIENT CARE, MAINTAINING QUALITY OUTCOMES, AND PREVENTING DISRUPTIONS IN EMERGENCY SERVICE AVAILABILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER.

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