The New England Rural Health RoundTable (NERHRT) is a non-profit, membership-driven organization composed of a diverse group of individuals and organizations committed to improving health and health care throughout the rural New England communities.

The RoundTable was established in 1997 with funding from the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and serves as a regional rural health advocate for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Our Board of Directors includes members from each of these states.

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5TH Annual New England
Rural Oral Health Conference
Featuring Laurie Norris, Esq.,
Pew Children's Dental Campaign

Friday, September 24th, 2010
Westford Regency -Westford, MA

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For further information, please contact:
Marion Pawlek, Executive Director
New England Rural Health RoundTable
mjpawlek@joimail.com
(603) 643-2800

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13th Annual New England Rural Health RoundTable Symposium

Connecting Personal Health and
Public Health in Rural New England

October 28 and 29, 2010
The Inn at Mills Falls, Meredith, NH

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Award Nominations - Award Descriptions

 

HRSA Conference Call Attracts Large Call-In
Some 48 keenly-interested participants signed in to the HRSA conference call arranged by the RoundTable on April 23, 2010.  Jeff Reck, Division Director, Boston Region 1 office, spoke about recent changes in operations and answered a range of questions from callers.  Net result: a new understanding of HRSA's operations and a sharing of information by participants. Read the call summary.

NH Contract to Expand/Improve Rural Healthcare Services
With the recent awarding of a contract to “bundle” three key grant programs – the FLEX, SHIP, and SORH grants - the NH Department of Health and Human Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, is looking forward “not just to provision of services but enhancement of services.”

Performance Management Institute, LLC, Portland, ME, was the successful winner in an open and highly competitive bidding process to provide services to the Federal Rural Health Capacity Services (FRHCS) Program, according to Alisa Butler-Druzba, Administrator, Rural Health & Primary Care Section, New Hampshire DHHS- Division of Public Health Services.

Now rolled into one contract are the FLEX (Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program,) the SHIP (Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program), and the SORH (State Office of Rural Health grant) programs. The two-year contract runs though August 31, 2011 with potential for renewal for up to two additional years. Funds for the contract total $393,000 per year over the two year time period.
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• The RoundTable's new Online Newsletter! We want to bring rural health news to you in the way YOU want to receive it -- electronically.