Wayne County Hospital Inc

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ADVANCING RURAL IOWA'S SERVICES IN EMERGENCIES (ARISE) - WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (WCH) (CORYDON, IA) REQUESTS FUNDING FOR THEIR ADVANCING RURAL IOWA'S SERVICES IN EMERGENCIES (ARISE) PROJECT. THE GOAL OF WCH'S RURAL EMS TRAINING PROJECT IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF WCH AND THE COMMUNITIES' EMS AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORTS, THROUGH MORE ACCESSIBLE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND A LARGER QUANTITY OF TRAINED AND CERTIFIED EMS PERSONNEL, WHICH WILL IN TURN LEAD TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IN THE REGION REQUIRING EMS SERVICES. THIS GOAL WILL BE REACHED BY EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF CURRENT WCH PERSONNEL AND RECRUITING & TRAINING ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE (EMR). WCH WILL PARTNER WITH INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (IHCC) TO PROVIDE EMR AND EMT TRAINING AND DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (DMACC) TO PROVIDE PARAMEDIC AND CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC (CCP) TRAINING.THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT ENCOMPASSES WAYNE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE COMMUNITIES BEING SERVED FACE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES THAT HINDER THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ARE MEANINGFUL BARRIERS TO OVERALL WELL-BEING. WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF UNINSURED, MORE RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY COMPARED TO THE STATE, AND LOWER LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. WAYNE COUNTY MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR RURAL DESIGNATION DUE TO BEING IN NONMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OF WAYNE COUNTY IS DESIGNATED BY HRSA AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) FOR MENTAL, DENTAL, AND PRIMARY CARE. THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND COMPETENCIES OF WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL'S EMS PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY IN RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EMERGENCIES - IN TURN LEADING TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IN THE REGION WHO REQUIRE EMS SERVICES. WCH HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRAINING PROJECT IN ACHIEVING THE OVERARCHING GOAL: IN YEAR 1, WCH, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, WILL HAVE TRAINED AT LEAST FORTY-FOUR (44) UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TOTAL - 30 WCH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND 14 COMMUNITY MEMBERS - WITH THE GRANT FUNDS DURING THE INITIAL 12-MONTH BUDGET PERIOD. IN YEAR 2, WCH, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, WILL HAVE TRAINED AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE (45) UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TOTAL – 30 WCH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND 15 COMMUNITY MEMBERS – WITH THE GRANT FUNDS DURING THE SECOND 12-MONTH PROJECT PERIOD.

STRENGTHENING EMS CARE IN RURAL IOWA - WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (WCH) (CORYDON, IA) REQUESTS FUNDING FOR THEIR STRENGTHENING EMS CARE IN RURAL IOWA PROJECT. THE GOAL OF WCH'S RURAL EMS TRAINING PROJECT IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF WCH AND THE COMMUNITIES' EMS AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORTS, THROUGH MORE ACCESSIBLE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND A LARGER QUANTITY OF TRAINED AND CERTIFIED EMS PERSONNEL, WHICH WILL IN TURN LEAD TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IN THE REGION REQUIRING EMS SERVICES. THIS GOAL WILL BE REACHED BY EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF CURRENT WCH PERSONNEL AND RECRUITING & TRAINING ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE (EMR). WCH WILL PARTNER WITH INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (IHCC) TO PROVIDE SAID EMR TRAINING. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT ENCOMPASSES WAYNE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE COMMUNITIES BEING SERVED FACE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES THAT HINDER THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ARE MEANINGFUL BARRIERS TO OVERALL WELL-BEING. WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF UNINSURED, MORE RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY COMPARED TO THE STATE, AND LOWER LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. WAYNE COUNTY MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR RURAL DESIGNATION DUE TO BEING IN NONMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OF WAYNE COUNTY IS DESIGNATED BY HRSA AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) FOR MENTAL, DENTAL, AND PRIMARY CARE. THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND COMPETENCIES OF WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL'S EMS PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY IN RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EMERGENCIES - IN TURN LEADING TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IN THE REGION WHO REQUIRE EMS SERVICES. WCH HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRAINING PROJECT IN ACHIEVING THE OVERARCHING GOAL: WCH WILL HAVE TRAINED AT LEAST 70 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TOTAL - 50 WCH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND 20 OTHERS - DURING THE 12-MONTH PROJECT; WCH WILL HAVE RECRUITED 2 COHORTS OF 10 INDIVIDUALS EACH TO ENROLL IN AND COMPLETE INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER PROGRAM; 20 INDIVIDUALS TOTAL WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IHCC'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER PROGRAM OF STUDY AND ACHIEVE THEIR LICENSURE; WCH WILL HAVE PROVIDED NARCAN TRAINING TO AT LEAST 30 WCH EMS PERSONNEL; WCH WILL HAVE TRAINED AT LEAST 9 WCH RNS IN THE 40-HOUR RN EXEMPT CLASS FOR WORKING ON AN AMBULANCE; AT LEAST 30 WCH EMS PERSONNEL WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH RESILIENCE OFFICER TRAINING; AT LEAST 3 WCH EMS PERSONNEL WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A TRAUMA NURSING CORE COURSE PROVIDER TRAINING; AT LEAST 30 WCH EMS PERSONNEL WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN HEALTHCARE TRAINING CURRICULUM; AT LEAST 30 WCH EMS PERSONNEL WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE IMPLEMENTING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN HEALTHCARE TRAINING; WCH WILL HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING AT LEAST 30 WCH EMS PERSONNEL ON THE LATEST BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT, AND NEONATAL RESUSCITATION PROGRAM CURRICULA; AT LEAST 5 WCH EMS PERSONNEL WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE TRAINING; AT LEAST 50 WCH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WILL HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDIES AND RENEWED THEIR LICENSURE/CREDENTIALS; AND WCH WILL HAVE PURCHASED, INSTALLED, AND BEGUN UTILIZING NEW CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR USE IN THE TRAININGS OF EMS PERSONNEL. THROUGH ENHANCED TRAINING OF 70 INDIVIDUALS, WCH WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO OFFER QUALITY AND TIMELY CARE TO ROUGHLY 7,000 PEOPLE IN RURAL SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA.

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RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION: • NAME: WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL • ADDRESS: 417 S EAST ST, CORYDON, IA 50060 • FACILITY TYPE: NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL • WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.WAYNECOUNTYHOSPITAL.ORG DESIGNATED PROJECT DIRECTOR INFORMATION: LYDIA (RUTHI) WAGLER, OBSTETRICS CLINIC MANAGER, LWAGLER@WAYNECOUNTYHOSPITAL.ORG; 641-872-2260 EXT 5342 NETWORK PLANNING GRANT PROJECT: MIDWEST PRENATAL AND OBSTETRICS EXPANSION INITIATIVE (MPOEI) LEGISLATIVE AIM(S): • ACHIEVING EFFICIENCIES IN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; • EXPANDING ACCESS TO, COORDINATING, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI; AND • STRENGTHENING THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE FOCUS AREA: WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL’S FOCUS AREA IS INCREASING HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY. SERVICE REGION: • WAYNE COUNTY, IA (HRSA RURAL), APPANOOSE COUNTY, IA (HRSA RURAL), SULLIVAN COUNTY, MO (HRSA RURAL) – SEE ATTACHMENT 2 FOR MORE DETAIL. TARGET POPULATION: THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES RESIDENTS IN RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF OB UNIT CLOSURES THAT HAVE DECREASED ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE REGION. NETWORK/CONSORTIUM PARTNERSHIPS: NETWORK PARTNERS INCLUDE CHARITON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, A MEDICAL CLINIC, AND SULLIVAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL. EXPERIENCE IN SERVING UNDERSERVED RURAL POPULATIONS: THE LEAD APPLICANT, WCH, IS THE PRIMARY CLINICAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN WAYNE COUNTY. WCH PROVIDES OBSTETRIC CARE FOR A FIVE-COUNTY RURAL AREA. BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT OB UNIT CLOSURES IN RECENT YEARS, WCH HAS BECOME THE SOLE REGIONAL RURAL PROVIDER OF SUCH CARE. WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL PROVIDES OBSTETRICAL SERVICES TO 170-180 MATERNAL PATIENTS PER YEAR. WCH'S MEDICAL STAFF CONSISTS OF FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIANS, A GENERAL SURGEON, A UROGYNECOLOGIST, AND ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST, AMONG OTHERS, COMPLEMENTED BY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS. WCH HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE LEADING, MAINTAINING, AND PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE INITIATIVES. WCH STAFF PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, DIALOGUING WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY OF THE HOSPITAL CATCHMENT AREA THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY AND PHYSICIAN ENGAGEMENT. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NOTIFICATION: WCH LEARNED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH GRANTS.GOV. FUNDING PREFERENCE: WCH IS REQUESTING A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS 1 AND 2. WAYNE COUNTY, IA, IS IN A DESIGNATED HPSA AND A MUA/MUP (SEE ATTACHMENT 8).

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