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Communities Affected Last Year

Rural counties, rural counties adjacent to metro counties, and urban non-metro counties, according to the Iowa State University Midwest Profiles and based on the USDA Beale Code Definitions. Communities Affected Last Year. Critical Access Hospitals.

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Communities Affected Last Year

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  1. Rural counties, rural counties adjacent to metro counties, and urban non-metro counties, according to the Iowa State University Midwest Profiles and based on the USDA Beale Code Definitions.

  2. Communities Affected Last Year

  3. Critical Access Hospitals • 59 CAHS in WI, 6th largest in the nation • First certified CAH was in Eagle River in October of 1999. • Almost half of WI hospitals are CAHs • About half of Wisconsin’s CAHs belong to the Rural Wisconsin Health Coop (RWHC) • A high concentration are part of a system – therefore information and resources shared with the CAH ripple out into the larger system • WI ranks 3rd nationally in its funding for all Flex program years

  4. Top Quartile: 10 Urban 8 Rural Bottom Quartile: 4 Urban 14 Rural • “Health Outcomes” constructed from: • 50% Mortality: years of potential life lost prior to age 75 • 50%: General health status (self-reported) WI County Health Rankings, 2006 by UW Population Health Institute

  5. Wisconsin Office of Rural Health • Workforce • Full time Physician and Dentist Recruiters • (Allied) Health Careers Website • Loan Assistance Program • WI Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM) • Rural Hospitals/Clinics/EMS • Flex Program • SHIP Program • Informational Resource • Fed/State/Regional research • Daily News Feed • Website of resources • Training series online • Rural Communities • Rural capacity building • Strong Rural Communities Initiative • Rural Health Development Council • Health Information Technology • Advocacy (Federal, state and regional) • Connecting independent efforts • Academic/community partnerships

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