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Promising Practice: Utah SORH Saves Rural Hospital by Obtaining GDSA Certification

Description
Illustrates how the Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health found a solution to maintain Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status for a Rural Health Clinic (RHC), in the process of being built but in danger of losing its federal designation, by applying for a Governor's Designated Shortage Area (GDSA) status.
Author(s)
Beth Blevins
Date
03/2018
Type
Document
Organization
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
Tagged as
Critical Access Hospitals · Health workforce shortage designations · Rural Health Clinics · Utah

Organizations (1)

  • National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, view details