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 . ### Contact: Payton Fuller