Haxtun Health Board of Directors heard from Dr. Nancy Dickey with the Center for Optimizing Rural Health in a late March meeting last week. The CORH team is part of the Texas A&M Rural and Community Health Institute tasked with ensuring health care remains available in rural areas. CORH operates under the HRSA-funded Vulnerable Rural Hospital Assistance Program grant.

This grant provides targeted technical assistance for vulnerable rural hospitals across the United States. Through an application and selection process, CORH identifies engagement opportunities with rural and community ho...