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Governor Noem is reaching out to our state's licensed medical professionals (physicians, nurses, EMTs etc.) who are willing to volunteer their services.
Whether you work...
November 21 is National Rural Health Day
National Rural Health Day is November 21, 2019. In 2010, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) sets aside the third Thursday of...
Mobile Mammography’s Efforts in Rural Communities
An assessment of mobile mammography availability in SD was completed in 2018. A report gives a summary of the findings from that assessment. In...
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to release NOFO for a new RCORP initiative
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year initiative by Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy aimed at...
Farm bill will impact access to broadband
The 2018 farm bill will raise the annual budget for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget for broadband loans, loan guarantees and grants to...
Farm bill includes new rural health programs
The House and Senate earlier this week passed a $867 billion farm bill. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) states that even though the farm...
Grant opportunity available for rural residency programs
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the fiscal year 2019 Rural Residency Planning and Development Program (RRPD) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)....
Opportunity available for hospitals through Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Assistance Program
The Federal Office of Rural Health Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Assistance Program was recently awarded to Texas A&M, which will create the Center for Optimizing...
Assistance available for Quality Payment Program
Clinicians in small, underserved or rural practices who are looking for support with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Payment Program (QPP)...
Hoffman joins SD Office of Rural Health
Michelle Hoffman joined South Dakota’s Office of Rural Health (ORH) as the Rural Hospital Program Coordinator in March 2018. Hoffman will oversee the Medicare...
