Wayne Health Corporation

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION: NAME: WAYNE HEALTHCARE ADDRESS: 835 SWEITZER STREET, GREENVILLE, OHIO 45331-1007 WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.WAYNEHEALTHCARE.ORG/ ENTITY TYPE: CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVICE REGION: DARKE COUNTY, OHIO NETWORK NAME: DARKE COUNTY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK LEGISLATIVE AIM: AIM #2, EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOCUS AREA: WAYNE HEALTHCARE AND THE DARKE COUNTY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK PROPOSE TO FOCUS THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND CLOSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE GAPS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA. FUNDING PREFERENCES: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) FUNDING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY/ POPULATION (MUC/MUP) FUNDING PROJECT SUMMARY: THE DARKE COUNTY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK AIMS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE PROJECT WILL COORDINATE PLANNING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE THREE CORE NETWORK PARTNERS OF WAYNE HEALTHCARE, DARKE COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT, AND RECOVERY AND WELLNESS CENTERS OF MIDWEST OHIO. THE NETWORK WILL LEVERAGE RHNDP RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH AND FORMALIZE THE NETWORK AS A MECHANISM TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND CLOSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE GAPS IN THE ESTABLISHED RURAL SERVICE AREA. THE SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO, A COUNTY THAT IS BOTH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY/ POPULATION (MUC/MUP) AS DESIGNATED BY HRSA. THE NETWORK’S PROJECT GOALS WILL SUPPORT THE LEGISLATIVE AIM OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO, COORDINATING, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE FIRST GOAL IS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND COORDINATION BY FORMALIZING THE DARKE COUNTY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK’S (DCRHN) OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE. ONCE FORMALIZED, THE NETWORK WILL CONDUCT A PLANNING PROCESS TO IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS RELATED TO SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND CORRESPONDING NETWORK STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NETWORK TO DEVELOP AND PUBLISH A STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND EFFICIENCY AMONG NETWORK PARTNERS AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. TO CLOSE THE RHNDP PROJECT, THE NETWORK WILL IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO STRENGTHEN NETWORK CAPACITY, ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY, AND EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS.