The Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon Rural Health Association have released the 2008 Oregon Certified Rural Health Clinics Report. The comprehensive report, funded by a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust, includes the history, types of and eligibility for Certified Rural Health Clinics, as well as information pertaining to Isolated Rural Health Care Facilities, services, technology and financial status. It also contains recommendations on potential policy issues and internal management practices. It can be found online at www.ohsu.edu/oregonruralhealth. Hard copies are available through the Office of Rural Health.
“Certified Rural Health Clinics are an important component of the rural health care delivery system,” says Scott Ekblad, director, Office of Rural Health. “We face incredible challenges in delivering health care in rural Oregon. Without these clinics, many Oregonians would have no access to health care.”
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) were established by Public Law 95-210, the Rural Health Clinic Service Act, in 1977. The purpose of RHCs is to increase primary care services for Medicaid and Medicare patients in rural communities. RHC ownership/governance structure can be public, private or nonprofit. Additional information
About OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University is the state’s only health and research university, and Oregon’s only academic health center. OHSU is Portland's largest employer and the fourth largest in Oregon (excluding government), with 12,400 employees. OHSU's size contributes to its ability to provide many services and community support activities not found anywhere else in the state. It serves patients from every corner of the state, and is a conduit for learning for more than 3,400 students and trainees. OHSU is the source of more than 200 community outreach programs that bring health and education services to every county in the state.
“Certified Rural Health Clinics are an important component of the rural health care delivery system,” says Scott Ekblad, director, Office of Rural Health. “We face incredible challenges in delivering health care in rural Oregon. Without these clinics, many Oregonians would have no access to health care.”
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) were established by Public Law 95-210, the Rural Health Clinic Service Act, in 1977. The purpose of RHCs is to increase primary care services for Medicaid and Medicare patients in rural communities. RHC ownership/governance structure can be public, private or nonprofit. Additional information
About OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University is the state’s only health and research university, and Oregon’s only academic health center. OHSU is Portland's largest employer and the fourth largest in Oregon (excluding government), with 12,400 employees. OHSU's size contributes to its ability to provide many services and community support activities not found anywhere else in the state. It serves patients from every corner of the state, and is a conduit for learning for more than 3,400 students and trainees. OHSU is the source of more than 200 community outreach programs that bring health and education services to every county in the state.