Senator Marshall Applauds $79 Million in Rural Health Dollars Awarded to Kansas Hospitals

Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), celebrated the awarding of $79 million in rural health dollars to 38 healthcare organizations around the state of Kansas. These funds will be available to sustain vital high-quality healthcare access in rural Kansas, promote preventative healthcare, increase provider efficiency and sustainability, and support workforce and technology.

"As a physician and former hospital CEO in Great Bend, I know better than anyone the unique challenges facing healthcare in our rural communities," said Senator Marshall. "I am excited to have an administration that is not only supporting rural healthcare, but also using grant dollars to incentivize innovative methods to prevent and treat root causes of disease before they become severe. I look forward to seeing these dollars transform rural health in Kansas by giving hospitals the funds they need to provide high-quality care to our most rural patients."

Senator Marshall supported the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) authorized by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act last year to restore rural healthcare. Additionally, in November, Senator Marshall sent a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz supporting Kansas's application for RHTP funding, resulting in Kansas receiving the sixth-highest amount of award funds in the nation.

Kansas healthcare organizations that received RHTP dollars:

• Children's Mercy Hospital: $6,096,062
• Stormont Vail Health: $5,465,969
• Great Plains Health Alliance: $5,000,000
• Recovery Unlimited: $4,290,000
• Garden City Community College: $3,439,901
• Citizens Foundation (Citizens Health): $2,832,423
• Special Olympics Kansas: $2,546,981
• Clay County Medical Center: $2,536,000
• Coffeyville Regional Medical Center: $2,500,000
• InterHab (StationMD): $2,028,980
• Iroquois Center for Human Development: $1,720,957
• High Plains Mental Health Center: $1,660,879
• Greeley County Health Services: $1,541,906
• Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities: $1,460,000
• AdventHealth Ottawa: $1,395,814
• Labette County Medical Center: $1,383,289
• Kanza Mental Health & Guidance Center: $1,354,975
• Salina Regional Health Center: $932,310
• Mercy Hospital Pittsburg: $681,711
• Kansas Health Science University: $677,248
• InterHab (CIDDH Curriculum): $196,650
• Grace Team: $173,355
• Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System: $3,000,000
• Gove County Medical Center: $3,000,000
• Clara Barton Medical Center: $2,933,500
• Pratt Regional Medical Center: $2,869,082
• Freeman Fort Scott Hospital: $2,502,999.40
• Hays Medical Center: $2,478,316
• South Central Kansas Health: $2,378,188
• Labette Health: $2,145,677
• PrairieStarHealth Center: $1,987,287
• Wilson Medical Center: $1,555,143.45
• Memorial Health System: $1,500,000
• Hillsboro Community Hospital: $837,000
• Smith County Memorial Hospital: $550,000
• Greeley County Health Services: $458,286
• Mercy Hospital Columbus: $375,981
• Ashland District Hospital: $361,478.86
• Compass Behavioral Health: $165,000

For more information on the organizations awarded click here.

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